Centene Corporation today announced that it will present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2009 Credit Conference, to be held December 2-3, 2009, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Times Square in New York City.

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The Connecticut Labor Department says the state's unemployment rate increased slightly to 8.8 percent, even though employers added 1,000 jobs in October.

DOVER, Del.----For the second year in a row, Delaware Physicians Care has been selected as one of the top 25 Medicaid Plans out of hundreds in the nation by the National Committee for Quality Assurance and U.S.

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LOUISVILLE, Ky.----Humana Military Healthcare Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Humana Inc. , received its third consecutive Vision Award from the Customer Contact Center Network during the annual Boomerang Awards in Louisville, Kentucky.

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HARTFORD, Conn.----Hartford Healthcare and Aetna today announced they have reached agreement on a new contract. The new agreement covers every element of the Hartford Healthcare organization – Hartford Hospital, MidState Medical Center, Windham Hospital, Hartford physicians and other outpatient and ancillary service facilities.

Aetna will shed 1,250 jobs.

MINNEAPOLIS----UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group company, has been named the “Best Health Plan Provider” by the readers of Business Insurance in the magazine’s fifth annual Readers Choice Awards.

Analysts expect a private forecast of U.S. economic activity rose for the seventh straight month in October, a sign the recovery will continue next year although probably at a plodding pace.

The number of newly laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits likely edged up last week, after falling by 30,000 in the previous two weeks.

LONG BEACH, Calif.----Molina Healthcare, Inc. , today announced that U.S. News and World Report has ranked all of Molina’s eligible subsidiary Medicaid health plans in California, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, Utah and Washington among “America’s Best Health Insurance Plans” in the magazine’s annual report measuring the quality and performance of the nation’s Medicaid health plans.

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Aetna Inc on Wednesday said it expects to eliminate roughly 1,250 jobs by the end of March 2010, reflecting weak economic conditions and the potential impact of health care reform.

Health insurer Aetna said Wednesday it will cut 625 jobs immediately, or nearly 2 percent of its staff, and will make a similar number of cuts by the end of the 2010 first quarter due to the lagging economy and the potential impact of health care reform.

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HARTFORD, Conn.----Aetna today announced that it is reducing its workforce by approximately 625 positions. This action is consistent with our goal of aligning our cost structure with the company’s membership outlook for 2010.