AET News and Press, Aetna Inc. From 06/29/18

The new CEO has been announced and it is Dr. Atul Gawande, but a name for 'ABC Healthcare' remains to be found. NPR reports Dr. Gawande's first job will be to find a name. In this article, I will examine what Dr. Gawande has to work with and what his real qualifications are, as well as how '...

Technology and biotechnology are the two seminal investment themes of this century. And while many tech companies have seen share prices rise 100-fold or more since the millennium, biotech and its parent big pharma have barely moved the needle. That is about to change. You can thank the ...

This article is a continuation of a monthly series highlighting the top net payout yield ((NPY)) stocks that was started back in June 2012 and explained in August 2012 . The series highlights the best stocks for the upcoming month utilized in part to make investment decisions for the IB As...

CVS Health ( CVS ) started 2018 at multi-year lows on re-emergence of the fears of Amazon ( AMZN ) entering the online drugs market. My previous research last June questioned the reality of this threat with data suggesting that patients needed to spend more time with pharmacists, not les...

The State of Kansas notified Aetna (NYSE: AET ) that it has awarded a Medicaid managed care contract to Aetna Better Health SM of Kansas. Starting on January 1, 2019, Aetna Better Health of Kansas will offer Medicaid benefits to enrollees statewide in the KanCare Medicaid managed care ...

Aetna (NYSE: AET ) launches new self-funded health product called Aetna Funding Advantage (AFA) in Michigan. The product was designed for small businesses that enroll five to 50 benefit-eligible employees that want to offer their employees a quality health plan at a reasonable cost. A...

Aetna Funding Advantage Offers High-Quality with Affordable Cost Michigan-based small businesses now have access to a new self-funded health product called Aetna Funding Advantage (AFA). The product was designed for small businesses that enroll five to 50 benefit-eligible employees ...

Chris DeMuth Jr. of Rangeley Capital and Sifting the World needs little introduction here on Seeking Alpha. Below we discuss his recent investments, his perspective on ETF reconstitutions, and recent trends in merger arbitrage. Seeking Alpha : Recently you’ve been workin...

by Dmitry Khaykin More Mergers Likely in Media, Health Care and Other Industries The long-awaited ruling on the AT&T/Time Warner merger trial has arrived, and the court’s decision to deny the government’s request to block the deal has big implications for the cable, tel...

Today, Aetna (NYSE: AET) released the results of its inaugural Health Ambitions Study, which explores consumers’ health goals and the relationship between consumers and providers in the evolving health care system. The study finds that people, particularly women, are paying attention ...