After a root canal or wisdom tooth removal, it's not unusual for a patient to walk away from the dentist's chair with a prescription for Vicodin or Percocet, even though ibuprofen would easily relieve ...

In 2008, nearly 67,000 medically at-risk members sought dental care after being enrolled in Aetna's Dental Medical Integration (DMI) program, the company announced. At-risk members are identified as ...

MIAMI - Aetna would pay $6.25 million to settle a federal lawsuit by the nation's dentists alleging that the insurance company underpaid and slowly paid claims, under a plan given preliminary approval ...

In this segment, Dr. Ben Kornitzer offers Medicare Advantage 101: what it is, who is eligible and understanding plan options. He also shares the important questions you should ask before enrolling and ...

The Justice Department accused three of the nation’s largest health insurers of paying hundreds of millions of dollars in kickbacks to brokers in exchange for steering patients into the insurers’ ...

HARTFORD, Conn. - Aetna and the American Dental Association on Tuesday announced a class-action settlement by dentists who accused the Hartford-based insurer of interfering with dental procedures to ...

NEW YORK (CBS.MW) - Aetna announced an agreement with representatives of 147,000 dentists and the American Dental Association, in which Aetna would pay the dentists $4 million and the ADA Foundation ...

The Medicare Annual Enrollment period runs October 15 through December 7, an important time for Medicare-eligible Americans to think about their health care needs for the coming year. Experience the ...