WellPoint's boss could get $194 million; Anthem's will get much less but do well.The Indianapolis Star Jamie Court said his group FTCR, which has fought similar…
POTENTIAL WINDFALL RAISES QUESTIONSThe Daily News of Los Angeles "When a chief executive officer is handed that much money, patients get short changed because there is…
Donations called 'quid pro quo politics' after mergerMilwaukee Journal Sentinel (Wisconsin) The Wellpoint-related donations to Gov. Doyle follow a similar pattern the firm has set elsewhere,…
?,§?led on state regulators and the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the proposed merger on grounds that it will lead to pillaging of corporate accounts by…
Associated Press "Hundreds of millions of dollars in pay-outs to HMO executives would undermine patient care and the stability of the merged company," said Jerry Flanagan…
Providers wonder how they and their patients will have to change to cope with the biggest managed-care merger to date.Modern Healthcare "When an HMO CEO is…
LA Times Medical insurance giant Aetna Inc., its own health faltering amid a growing public outcry over the managed-care industry, said Wednesday that it had received…
WellPoint executives could walk away with millions of dollars if Anthem merger OKdThe San Francisco Chronicle "It's just appalling," said Jerry Flanagan, health advocate with FTCR,…
The health insurer's executives could earn a total of $356 million as part of its acquisition by Anthem.Los Angeles Times Jamie Court, president of FTCR, criticized…
Decision final, says insurance officialThe Indianapolis Star Indianapolis' chance of becoming home to the country's largest health-benefits company hit a wall Friday when California's insurance commissioner…
The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights has requested that Governor Schwarzenegger's HMO regulator hold hearings on the $15 billion acquisition of Wellpoint Health Networks by…
