Top 5 Health Insurance Companies Net Profit 2007

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Juanhijo

http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS187049+15-Jul-2008+PRN20080715
HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY PROFITS IN 2007:
• UnitedHealth Group — $ 4.654 BILLION. UnitedHealth Group owns Oxford, PacifiCare, IBA, AmeriChoice, Evercare, Ovations, MAMSI and Ingenix, a healthcare data company
• WellPoint — $ 3.345 BILLION. Wellpoint owns BLUES across the US, including Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia, Blue Cross Blue Shield [...]

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“ObamaCare Is No Big Deal” says Forbes.com

Posted on August 23, 2009 by Juanhijo

ObamaCare Is No Big Deal
Michael Maiello, 08.17.09, 1:00 AM ET
When a cop and a professor got out of control, Barack Obama defused tensions with a beer in the garden. But the way health reform opponents have flown off the handle, nothing less than a fistful of Xanax and some medical marijuana could possibly calm things [...]

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