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UnitedHealth's $20B Tricare contract challenged
TriWest has appealed the defense department's decision to give UnitedHealth the $20 billion Tricare contract it has held for the last 16 years, calling the contract evaluation process "flawed and
UnitedHealth beats TriWest for $20B defense contract
UnitedHealth has won a coveted $20 billion contract to provide managed care services in 21 states for the Department of Defense after it challenged the department's decision to award the Tricare
SAIC awarded $78M cybersecurity contract from CMS
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) was awarded a $78 million contract by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to try to tackle the issue of identity proofing,
Doc groups push SGR repeal to be funded by war savings
Congress should use money allocated for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO), a budget line no longer needed for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, to help fund a permanent fix to the sustainable growth
Report: Healthcare accounts for 3 of the 6 worst data breaches in 2011
Data security breaches occur in every industry, but those in healthcare were particularly significant in 2011. Three of the six worst security breaches in the U.S. were in healthcare this year,
What the 'Occupy Wall Streeters' want from healthcare
I don't do a lot of shoe-leather journalism these days, unless chatting up an executive in the lobby of a $400-a-night hotel belongs in that category. So on a gray Monday afternoon I took the subway
Stolen patient records call for better communication
It's very disconcerting that TRICARE contractor Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) lost unencrypted backup tapes from an electronic health care record containing the personally
SAIC wins $15M HHS contract despite massive patient record breach
Despite endangering the privacy of nearly 5 million TRICARE patients last month, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) still was able to secure a lucrative IT support contract from
Despite massive patient record breach, SAIC wins $15M HHS contract
Despite endangering the privacy of nearly 5 million TRICARE patients last month, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) still was able to secure a lucrative IT support contract from
UnitedHealth sues DoD for losing $23B military contract
UnitedHealth Group ( NYSE: UNH ) is suing the U.S. Department of Defense after it lost a $23.5 billion Tricare South contract to rival insurer Humana ( NYSE: HUM ). In a lawsuit filed in the U.S. Court
