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Report: UnitedHealth pitches merger deal to Aetna
2015-06-16 16:35:58| Beverages - Topix.net
The Wall Street Journal reports that Minnetonka-based UnitedHealth , the industry's biggest player by revenue, has approached rival Aetna in the market about a possible merger that could be valued at more than $40 billion. The offer is just one of a series of mega-merger proposals bouncing around the insurance industry in the past few weeks.
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Aetna Raises 2015 Outlook After 1Q Earnings Tops Forecasts
2015-04-28 14:10:45| Beverages - Topix.net
Aetna has hiked its 2015 earnings outlook beyond analyst expectations after reporting first-quarter net income that jumped 17 percent and also topped forecasts. The nation's third largest health insurer said Tuesday it now expects operating earnings this year to range between $7.20 and $7.40 per share.
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Aetna raises 2015 outlook after 1Q earnings tops forecasts
2015-04-28 14:10:44| Beverages - Topix.net
Aetna has hiked its 2015 earnings outlook beyond analyst expectations after reporting first-quarter net income that jumped 17 percent and also topped forecasts.
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Aetna 4Q profit drops but meets forecasts, guidance climbs
2015-02-03 17:54:30| Biotech - Topix.net
Aetna closed 2014 by matching Wall Street earnings expectations, and the insurer raised its forecast for 2015 thanks in part to a price break it got on some expensive hepatitis C treatments. The nation's third-largest health insurer said Tuesday that it now expects full-year operating earnings of at least $7 per share, up a dime from its previous forecast.
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Aetna picks Gilead Sciences hepatitis C drugs over AbbVie's
2015-01-16 23:38:16| Biotech - Topix.net
Insurer Aetna has made new hepatitis C drugs from Gilead Sciences Inc. preferred treatments for customers with the liver-destroying virus. Aetna Inc. says it's reached a deal with Gilead bringing discounts for Sovaldi and Harvoni, which have list prices of about $84,000 and $94,000, respectively, for a course of treatment.
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