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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Yahoo! Finance: Health Care Plans Industry News</title><link>http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/news/522.html</link><description>The latest news on the Health Care Plans industry from Yahoo! Finance</description><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 21:00:00 Etc/GMT</lastBuildDate><image><url>http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/fi/pr/40197.gif</url><title>Yahoo! Finance</title><link>http://finance.yahoo.com</link><width>144</width><height>17</height></image><item><title>Centene Corporation to Present at Upcoming Healthcare Conferences (PR Newswire)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/091106/cg07078.html?.v=1</link><description>Centene Corporation today announced that it will present at two upcoming healthcare conferences over the next few weeks.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/3593158448</guid><pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 21:00:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Health Care ETFs See Hope (at TheStreet.com)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/tsmfe/rss/SIG=12j35lc17/*http%3A//www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/story/10623333/1/health-care-etfs-see-hope.html?cm_ven=YAHOO&amp;cm_cat=FREE&amp;cm_ite=NA</link><description></description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/882138695</guid><pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 20:07:48 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>[$$] Cigna Says Net Rose 92% (at The Wall Street Journal Online)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/wsj/rss/SIG=12iglgm8n/*http%3A//online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704013004574517140063288238.html?ru=yahoo&amp;mod=yahoo_hs</link><description></description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/3181814321</guid><pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 01:46:31 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Health insurers weather storms heading into 2010 (AP)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/091105/us_earns_managed_care.html?.v=2</link><description>Rising unemployment, swine flu and the threat of health care reform all ganged up on managed care companies in the third quarter and could hurt their performance heading into 2010. But most of the large publicly traded health insurers reported better-than-expected profit growth for the latest period, and analysts still see strong core businesses beneath the challenges facing the industry.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/3159392148</guid><pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 23:22:23 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Insurer Cigna&apos;s 3Q profit grows 92 percent (AP)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/091105/us_earns_cigna.html?.v=10</link><description>Managed care company Cigna Corp.&apos;s third-quarter profit soared 92 percent, as improving equity markets spurred a big turnaround in a discontinued business that hurt the insurer last year.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/1849283614</guid><pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 22:58:11 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>On the Call: Cigna President David Cordani (AP)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/091105/us_on_the_call_cigna.html?.v=1</link><description>Health insurer WellPoint Inc. announced plans last spring to sell its pharmacy benefits management business to Express Scripts Inc. for about $4.68 billion. Analysts have wondered whether other managed care companies would consider a similar sale.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/1032914625</guid><pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 21:51:46 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CIGNA Corporation Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript (at Seeking Alpha)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/trsa/rss/SIG=12ticipc4/*http%3A//seekingalpha.com/article/171553-cigna-corporation-q3-2009-earnings-call-transcript?source=yahoo</link><description></description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/300272333</guid><pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 19:13:08 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Healthcare Earnings Paint A Pretty Picture (at Investopedia)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/investopedia/rss/SIG=142atm75a/*http%3A//stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2009/Healthcare-Earnings-Paint-A-Pretty-Picture-CVH-THC-HNT-MHS-ABC-HUM1105.aspx?partner=YahooSA</link><description></description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/3129240073</guid><pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 17:53:03 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Aetna Announces Appearance at Credit Suisse Healthcare Conference (Business Wire)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091105/20091105006088.html?.v=1</link><description>HARTFORD, Conn.----Aetna announced today that Joseph M. Zubretsky, executive vice president and chief financial officer, is scheduled to make a presentation at the Credit Suisse Healthcare Conference on Nov. 12, 2009, in Phoenix, AZ.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/4060674875</guid><pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 17:32:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cigna 3Q profit nearly doubles on reversal of variable annuity fortunes (at bizjournals.com)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/bizj/rss/SIG=12k1fb9t2/*http%3A//philadelphia.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2009/11/02/daily42.html?ana=yfcpc</link><description></description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/1882471301</guid><pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 16:05:47 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Metropolitan Health Q3 income falls 44% (at bizjournals.com)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/bizj/rss/SIG=12kbplqlq/*http%3A//southflorida.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2009/11/02/daily71.html?ana=yfcpc</link><description></description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/539501875</guid><pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 15:05:18 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pedaling Fun - Freewheelin Rolls in to Humana Guidance Center in Tamarac, Fla. 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Starting today, residents of Tamarac, Fla., will be able to experience the health benefits and fun of bike riding thanks to Freewheelin, a bike-sharing program created by Humana Inc. .</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/995415828</guid><pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 14:30:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Metropolitan Health Networks Reports 2009 Third Quarter Results (Business Wire)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091105/20091105005134.html?.v=1</link><description>WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.----Metropolitan Health Networks, Inc. , a leading provider of healthcare services in Florida, today reported the companyâs financial results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/50842530</guid><pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 12:00:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cigna profit rises, beats forecasts (Reuters)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/091105/business_us_cigna.html?.v=1</link><description>Health insurer Cigna Corp posted higher third-quarter profit on Thursday as strength in stock market investments boosted the value of variable annuity products in its reinsurance business.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/489013248</guid><pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 11:37:39 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cramer&apos;s Stop Trading! Are the Yankees Better for the Stock Market? (11/4/09) (at Seeking Alpha)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/pssa/rss/SIG=13k17jpd4/*http%3A//seekingalpha.com/article/171344-cramer-s-stop-trading-are-the-yankees-better-for-the-stock-market-11-4-09?source=yahoo</link><description></description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/3680532850</guid><pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 11:18:30 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cigna quarterly net income rises 92% (at MarketWatch)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11kitjnkn/*http%3A//www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=%7b8696B0D6-539B-42E0-B1EB-A67E75BE67F5%7d&amp;siteid=yhoof2</link><description></description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/949317326</guid><pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 11:14:48 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CIGNA Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results (Business Wire)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091105/20091105005376.html?.v=1</link><description>PHILADELPHIA----CIGNA Corporation today reported shareholdersâ net income1 of $329 million, or $1.19 per share2, for the third quarter of 2009 compared with shareholdersâ net income1 of $171 million, or $0.62 per share2, for the same period last year.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/2335285650</guid><pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 11:00:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cramer&apos;s &apos;Mad Money&apos; Recap: The Bears&apos; Negative Script (Update 1) (at TheStreet.com)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/tsmfe/rss/SIG=13k6t05d4/*http%3A//www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/story/10621883/1/cramers-mad-money-recap-the-bears-negative-script-update-1.html?cm_ven=YAHOO&amp;cm_cat=FREE&amp;cm_ite=NA</link><description></description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/771956598</guid><pubDate>Wed, 4 Nov 2009 23:28:56 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Did GOP Wins Derail Health Care Reform? (at CNBC)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cnbc/blog/rss/SIG=11htp8o9c/*http%3A//www.cnbc.com/id/33624188/site/14081545?__source=yahoo%7Cheadline%7Cquote%7Ctext%7C&amp;par=yahoo</link><description></description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/46503920</guid><pubDate>Wed, 4 Nov 2009 22:37:35 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Aetna Statement on TRICARE North Region Contract Protest (Business Wire)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091104/20091104006530.html?.v=1</link><description>HARTFORD, Conn.----Aetna learned today that the U.S. Government Accountability Office has sustained a protest by an unsuccessful bidder of the award to Aetna Government Health Plans of the Department of Defenseâs TRICARE North Region Managed Care Support contract.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/3708358585</guid><pubDate>Wed, 4 Nov 2009 22:32:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss><!-- c8.finance.sp2.yahoo.com compressed/chunked Sat Nov  7 20:52:09 PST 2009 -->
