Listings in Managed Healthcare
Aetna
Aetna Inc. (/??tn?/) is an American managed health care company that sells traditional and consumer directed health care insurance and related services, such as medical, pharmaceutical, dental, behavioral health, long-term care, and disability plans, primarily through employer-paid (fully or partly) insurance and benefit programs, and through Medicare. Since November 28, 2018, the company has been a subsidiary of CVS Health. The company’s network includes 22.1 million medical members, 12.7 million dental members, 13.1 million pharmacy benefit management services members, 1,200,000 health-care professionals, over 690,000 primary care doctors and specialists, and over 5,700 hospitals.[2] Aetna is the direct descendant of Aetna (Fire) Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut.[3] The name of the company is based on Mount Etna, at the time the most active volcano in Europe.
Anthem
Anthem, Inc., is a provider of health insurance in the United States. It is the largest for-profit managed health care company in the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. As of 2018, the company had approximately 40 million members.[2] Anthem is ranked 33rd on the Fortune 500.[3] Prior to 2014, it was named WellPoint, Inc.[4][5] The company was formed by the 2004 merger of WellPoint, based in California, and Anthem, based in Indianapolis, after both companies acquired several health insurance companies. The company operates as Anthem Blue Cross in California, where it has about 800,000 customers and is the largest health insurer. It operates as Empire BlueCross BlueShield in New York State and as Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in 10 states.
Cardinal Health
Cardinal Health, Inc. is an American multinational health care services company, and the 14th highest revenue generating company in the United States. Its headquarters are based in Dublin, Ohio and Dublin, Ireland (EMEA). The company specializes in distribution of pharmaceuticals and medical products, serving more than 100,000 locations.[2] The company also manufactures medical and surgical products, including gloves, surgical apparel and fluid management products. In addition, it operates the largest network of radiopharmacies in the U.S.[3] Cardinal Health provides medical products to over 75 percent of hospitals in the United States.
Cigna
Cigna is an American worldwide health services organization based in suburban Bloomfield, Connecticut and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[2] Its insurance subsidiaries are major providers of medical, dental, disability, life and accident insurance and related products and services, the majority of which are offered through employers and other groups (e.g. governmental and non-governmental organizations, unions and associations). Cigna is incorporated in Connecticut. [3] Cigna offers Medicare and Medicaid products and health, life and accident insurance coverages primarily to individuals in the U.S. and selected international markets. In addition to its ongoing operations described above, Cigna also has certain run-off operations, including a Run-off Reinsurance segment.[4] In the Phoenix metropolitan area, Cigna runs a full-service staff-model HMO (health maintenance organization) with satellite clinics throughout the region, known as the Cigna Medical Group.[5] Cigna Global Health Benefits also operates under the Cigna corporation. Cignas motto is ‘Together, all the way.'[6] The company ranked No. 73 in the 2018 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue.[7] On March 7, 2018, it was announced that Cigna would buy Express Scripts in a $67 billion deal[8][9] and on August 24, 2018, the shareholders of Cigna and Express Scripts approved the deal.
Humana
Humana Inc. is a for-profit American health insurance company based in Louisville, Kentucky. As of 2014 Humana had over 13 million customers in the U.S.,[2] reported a 2013 revenue of US$41.3 billion,[3] and had 51,600 employees.[4] In 2018, the company ranked 56 on the Fortune 500 list,[5] which made it the highest ranked (by revenues) company based in Kentucky. It has been the third largest health insurance in the nation.[6] The U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services investigated Humana in 2009 for sending flyers to Medicare recipients that the AARP characterized as deceptive. The company’s managed care model has also been criticized for ethical lapses and limitations. The health insurer Aetna said on July 3, 2015, that it had agreed to acquire its smaller rival Humana for $37 billion in cash and stock[7] but walked away from the deal after a court ruling that the merger would be anti-competitive.