Adds former UnitedHealth exec. to run Aetna

CVS names former UnitedHealth exec to run Aetna, shares jump
CVS Health on Wednesday named Steve Nelson, a former UnitedHealth insurance head, to run its Aetna business, where rising medical costs in the third quarter caused the company to preannounce an earnings miss last month.
CVS Taps Ex-UnitedHealth Executive for Aetna, Skips Guidance
CVS Health Corp.’s new Chief Executive Officer David Joyner offered investors no guidance on the company’s expected financial performance for 2024 or 2025 in Wednesday’s earnings report, the first of his tenure.
CVS Health gains after Q3 beat; adds former UnitedHealth exec. to run Aetna
CVS Health (CVS) stock gains as company reports better than expected Q3 2024 revenue and names former UnitedHealth (UNH) executive as head of Aetna. Read more here.
CVS holds back guidance as it outlines plan to right the ship at Aetna
CVS did not release formal guidance for 2024 as part of its earnings call on Wednesday morning as it continues to navigate headwinds at the insurance business. | CVS did not release formal guidance for 2024 as part of its earnings call on Wednesday morning as it continues to navigate headwinds at the insurance business.
CVS Names Former UnitedHealth Executive as Head of Aetna
CVS said a former top UnitedHealth Group executive, Steve Nelson, 66, will lead Aetna effective Wednesday. The health conglomerate is betting on an insurance-industry veteran from
CVS taps former UnitedHealth exec to lead Aetna, reports Q3 earnings
CVS Health has named Prem Shah as group president and Steve Nelson as the president of Aetna, effective Nov. 6. Both will report to CVS President and CEO David Joyner. The company also reported a major drop in third-quarter earnings,
CVS taps ex-UnitedHealth exec as Aetna president, skips guidance
CVS announced Steve Nelson, former CEO of UnitedHealth Group Inc.’s insurance division, as president for its troubled Aetna insurance unit.
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Aetna and Optum agree to preliminary 'dummy code' billing case settlement
Sandra Peters, who participated in the Mars plan and serves as the lead plaintiff in the case, and other plaintiffs have ...
Aetna launched a copay-only health plan. What could it mean for benefits teams?
Alternative plan designs are a potentially attractive solution to rising costs, but implementing them can be a disruptive ...
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Aetna-St. Joseph’s contract dispute could impact local patients by 2025
St. Joseph’s Health is negotiating with Aetna Health Insurance for new agreements before the January 1, 2025 deadline. If no ...
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Aetna, Optum to settle 'dummy code' class-action case
Aetna and OptumHealth agreed to settle a long-running class-action lawsuit over their administration of employee health ...
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CVS plans to let Aetna fully insured group enrollment shrink
CVS did not break out separate enrollment figures for fully insured group health plans when it posted its earnings.
CVS appoints new Aetna head following mixed third-quarter results
This year has been defined by an unsuccessful fight against elevated medical costs for CVS. The third quarter was no ...
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Aetna says it's ready to run State Health Plan
Aetna declared Thursday its readiness for the Jan. 1 launch as the third-party administrator of the State Health Plan. The ...
Aetna, Optum Reach Class Deal in Chiropractor Fee Scheme Lawsuit
Aetna Inc. and OptumHealth Care Solutions Inc. will settle a class action saying they wrongly conspired to charge patients ...
Midlands hospital, health care providers could be dropped by big insurer. What we know
Lexington Medical Center is trying to negotiate in-network care with Aetna before a February deadline, avoiding a cost hike ...