UnitedHealth Group Inc. was fined $3.5 million Tuesday by the California Department of Managed Health Care for problems in paying medical claims. Yet to come is a separate sanction by the California Department of Insurance, whose penalty could be as high as $1.3 billion. The Minnetonka-based insurer has paid record fines in at least six [...]
The Philadelphia Flyers slid into sole possession of first place in the Atlantic Division and the Pittsburgh Penguins, despite all their injuries, stayed in close pursuit.
A sliding Scott Hartnell kicked in a goal with 28.5 seconds left in overtime to give the Flyers a 3-2 home victory [...]
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Republican John McCain proved Tuesday night he is not just the darling of independents.
In a presidential primary closed to all but registered Republicans in Florida, the Arizona senator rolled past Mitt Romney, a former Massachusetts governor.
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UnitedHealth Group Inc. could face fines up to $1.3 billion because its PacifiCare unit allegedly handled claims unfairly after it was taken over by the nation’s second-largest health insurer, California officials said Tuesday.
Regulators investigated and uncovered at [...]
The Travelers Companies Inc., one of the nation’s largest commercial insurers, said Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit fell 11 percent on lower premiums and investment income but still beat Wall Street expectations.
However, the company’s predicted 2008 profit fell well below analysts’ predictions. Shares fell 37 cents to close at $47.63.
For the three months ended Dec. 31, [...]
California slapped record sanctions on UnitedHealth Group Tuesday for problems handling insurance claims, even though the giant health insurer protested that it had taken major steps in the past few months to clean up its act.
The California Department of Managed Health Care said it will fine a subsidiary of Minnetonka-based UnitedHealth $3.5 million, the department’s [...]
WASHINGTON - Amy Tiemann was a neuroscientist, then a high-school teacher, next a mother.
The constraints of that third job inspired the Chapel Hill, N.C., woman to carve out time to reconnect with her own passions and put them into action. Now she is one of the leaders of a group of naptime activists who hope [...]
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The men and women who hold considerable sway over your money sit on the Federal Open Market Committee, whose interest-rate decisions ripple through the economy. A look at this year’s voting members, now immersed in a two-day policy meeting:
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The men and women who considerable sway over your money sit on the Federal Open Market Committee, whose interest-rate decisions ripple through the economy. A look at this year’s voting members:
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Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve [...]
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