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Aetna Waives Patient Payments for Coronavirus Hospital Stays
One of the nation’s biggest health insures is waiving patient payments for hospital stays tied to the coronavirus
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Nurse Looked for Help When ‘Facility Fees' Popped Up on Medical Bill
A Philadelphia nurse wanted help examining a medical bill he wasn’t so sure about. He turned to NBC10 reporter Harry Hairston to get to the bottom of the billing issue.
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Medical Billing Mistake Leaves Patient with Hundreds of Dollars in Incorrect Charges
One NBC10 Responds viewer says he attempted to dispute his medical bills but was told he must pay
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Texas Family Fights to Have Toddler's Heart Transplant Covered Near Home
A family from Frisco fighting to keep their 2-year-old alive is also fighting to keep him close to home after their insurance provider said a necessary heart transplant in DFW would be “out of network.”
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CVS Creates New Health-Care Giant as $69 Billion Merger With Aetna Officially Closes
It’s been a year in the making, but CVS Health finally closed Wednesday on its acquisition of Aetna, creating a new health-care powerhouse. The merger combines CVS’ pharmacies with Aetna’s insurance business, blurring traditionally distinct lines in hopes of lowering costs. CVS also has one of largest pharmacy benefits managers through CVS Caremark and a major Medicare Part D plan...
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CVS Is Testing a Membership Program as Amazon Pushes Into Prescription Drugs
Free delivery. A membership fee. It’s not Amazon Prime, though it sounds like it. CVS is piloting a program in Boston that includes free delivery on most prescriptions and online purchases, access to a pharmacist helpline, a 20 percent discount on all CVS-branded products and a monthly $10 coupon. Called CarePass, a membership costs $48 annually or $5 monthly, less...
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DOJ Approves $69B CVS Health-Aetna Merger, With Conditions
The proposed $69 billion merger between CVS Health and Aetna is getting a greenlight from the Department of Justice, with some conditions. The Justice Department on Wednesday approved the deal on the condition that Aetna moves ahead with its plan to sell its Medicare Part D prescription drug plan business, resolving some anti-monopoly issues.
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How the CVS and Aetna Deal Could Impact You
CVS is buying health insurance company Aetna in a 69 billion dollar deal. This large health company merge can impact your health insurance. NBC10’s George Spencer shows us how.
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Aetna Violated Law With Envelope Revealing HIV Status: Lawsuit
A Pennsylvania man is suing health insurer Aetna, saying his sister learned he was taking HIV medication after the company mailed him an envelope with a large, clear window that showed information on where to purchase the drugs.
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Aetna Envelope Window Reveals Patients' HIV Status: Lawyers
Two legal organizations said health insurer Aetna revealed the HIV status of patients in several states by mailing envelopes with a large, clear window that showed information on purchasing HIV prescriptions.
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‘Ashamed of Our President': Internal Memo From Aetna CEO About Charlottesville
An internal memo sent to employees by Aetna’s CEO about the racially charged violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, has been obtained by CNBC.
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Apple, Aetna Hold Secret Meetings to Bring the Apple Watch to Aetna Customers: Sources
Apple and Aetna held secret meetings last week to bring Apple’s health- and fitness-tracking device, Apple Watch, to Aetna customers, according to three sources who spoke with CNBC. Aetna, which covers an estimated 23 million people, is negotiating a deal with Apple to either provide the smartwatch for free or at a discounted rate to its members. Recently, Apple has...
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Seniors Concerned Senate Republican Health Care Plan is an ‘Age Tax'
As it stands, the Senate Republican proposal would reduce funding for Medicaid, the single largest source of health care coverage in the United States.
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Aetna Drops Last 2 State Markets Under Affordable Care Act
While Republicans rewrite the Affordable Care Act in Washington, the future of the current law has grown hazier with the nation’s third-largest health insurer completely divorcing itself from state-based insurance markets. Aetna said late Wednesday that it won’t sell individual coverage next year in its two remaining states — Nebraska and Delaware — after projecting a $200 million loss this...
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Off-Duty EMT Administers CPR, Saves Life
Pure chance saved the life of a 69-year-old woman when she went into cardiac arrest while driving outside Deer Park Tavern in Newark, Delaware.
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California Gov. Jerry Brown Requests Presidential Major Disaster Declarations for Valley, Butte Fire Recovery Efforts
Cal Fire officials said Monday afternoon the 75,781-acre Valley Fire in Lake, Napa and Sonoma counties is the third-worst wildfire in state history in terms of the number of damaged structures.
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Valley Fire is California's 3rd Worst Fire in History
Cal Fire officials said Monday afternoon the 75,781-acre Valley Fire in Lake, Napa and Sonoma counties is the third-worst wildfire in state history in terms of the number of damaged structures.
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Massive Valley Fire is at 75,711 Acres and 70 Percent Containment
A wildfire that has burned parts of Napa, Sonoma and Lake counties for just over a week is 70 percent contained as of Monday morning, one percent more than the night before, according to Cal Fire.