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WellCare worries over how health insurers look…

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

This morning’s NY Times had an interesting story about the Obama Administration going after what it describes as “excessive rate increases” that some health insurance companies — the article talks about Anthem Blue Cross specifically, a subsidiary of WellPoint (WLP) — are trying to pass along to their subscribers.
And just last week, a friend of [...]

Coca-Cola Enterprises’ Vision not Clouded by Greenhouse Gases…

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Although the relentless winter weather may seem like more of a concern right now than greenhouse gases (GHG), a lot of companies have been mentioning them lately in their SEC filings.
Last month, the SEC issued some guidance on this topic. Still, there’s no formal rules as of yet. But with 10Ks flowing fast and furious, [...]

Invacare plays hardball…

Monday, January 11th, 2010

While the rest of the country went back to work last week, Congress is just getting around to that task today and by most accounts healthcare is at the top of the agenda. But one company seems to have gotten an early start: Invacare (IVC) filed this 8K on Friday, which certainly caught our attention. [...]

The Supremes and Sarbanes-Oxley…

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

Yesterday, we took a break from our normal trawl through the filings to cozy up with the transcript from the arguments before the Supreme Court over whether the Public Company Accounting Board (PCAOB), which was created under Sarbanes-Oxley, has a right to exist.
The arguments in the case, which was formally titled the Free Enterprise Fund vs. [...]

Walgreen worries about public option…

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

With the news yesterday that some form of the public option for healthcare appears to be moving forward, we can probably expect more companies to start including warnings like Walgreen (WAG) did in the 10-K it filed yesterday:
The Federal government has been considering proposals to reform the U.S. health care system. These proposals may increase [...]