Kenneth R.

A New London man was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison this week for trafficking large quantities of cocaine from Puerto Rico, using the U.S. Mail, for distribution in Connecticut and elsewhere.

Biography:  https://www.courant.com/2023/10/21/ct-man-who-served-time-in-puerto-rico-on-murder-charge-brought-large-quantities-of-cocaine-to-state/

63%

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Bias

85%

Examples:

  • Analyst Lance Wilkes said it is still possible that merger talks with rival Humana could heat up again in a year.
  • Pharmacy benefit managers exert control over which drugs are prescribed, which pharmacies patients may use and how much patients pay.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • Cigna will not have a foothold in the Medicare business after selling its businesses to Health Care Services Corp (HCSC).
  • The parent of Blue Cross Blue Shield plans in five states: Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • It is possible that merger talks with rival Humana could heat up again in a year.
  • The majority of Cigna employees assigned to the Medicare businesses are located outside of Connecticut and are expected to retain their jobs.

Deceptions

50%

Examples:

  • Cigna had about 600,0 members enrolled in Medicare Advantage and approximately 450,0 in supplement plans which beneficiaries purchase to fill gaps in the traditional government Medicare coverage. However this statement is not clear as it does not specify if these numbers include any other time periods or if they are accurate at all.
  • The author claims that Cigna's Evernorth Health Services (which includes Express Scripts) will continue to provide pharmacy benefit services to the Medicare businesses for four years beginning at the closing of the transaction. However this statement is not clear as it does not specify if these four years are consecutive or if they include any other time periods.
  • The author claims that Cigna will retain a foothold in the Medicare business after selling its businesses to Health Care Services Corp (HCSC). However, this statement contradicts itself as it states that HCSC is the parent of Blue Cross Blue Shield plans in five states: Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. This means that Cigna will not have a foothold in the Medicare business after selling its businesses to HCSC.

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