Walmart pharmacies are expected to leave the drugstore networks offered by CVS because of an ongoing pricing dispute. » Read More
UnitedHealth shares jumped 1.2 percent Tuesday after it reported fourth-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street's expectations. » Read More |
By: Bertha Coombs
UnitedHealth Group kicks off earnings season for the health care sector Tuesday morning, and analysts are expecting double-digit sales and profit growth from the nation's largest health insurance and health care services firm. » Read More |
By: Angelica LaVito
The initiative, dubbed "Building Healthier Communities," seeks to improve access to affordable health care, manage health challenges like chronic conditions and opioids and partner with communities. » Read More |
Jayne Plunkett of Swiss Re discusses the impact of insurance technology, also known as insurtech, on the industry.
While the numbers are milder than last season, the CDC's "influenza like illness level" last week was elevated at 4.1 percent, almost twice national baseline.
Two new deals to start the year and positive trial presentations at the J.P. Morgan Health Care conference have breathed new life into some of last year's biggest stock losers.
The bills, led by Sanders and Reps. Elijah Cummings and Ro Khanna, would permit Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to negotiate lower prices for drugs under Medicare Part D, the federal program for prescription drug benefits.
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb's keynote address Tuesday was delivered via video conference from Washington, D.C., to thousands of bankers and health executives, and his audio cut out just as he was making a key point on teen nicotine use.
Financial services companies have moved assets worth $1 trillion from the U.K. to the rest of Europe since the Brexit referendum, a new study from audit firm EY estimates.
The J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, the industry's biggest investor show, will bring more than 485 companies and 9,000 attendees to San Francisco.
Obamacare has been the subject of many legislative and legal fights since becoming law under President Barack Obama in 2010. A pending court case threatens to completely eliminate the landmark health-care reform program.
Some 800,000 federal workers across the country find themselves in financial uncertainty as the government shutdown crawls into its 12th day. "I wake up every day hoping this will get resolved," said Julie Burr, a single mother of three.
If you want to stretch your retirement dollars and enjoy outdoor activities, consider heading south. Panama, Costa Rica and Mexico are just a few of the top foreign destinations for retirees, according to International Living.
In a rules package released late Tuesday, House Democrats included the authority to get involved in the case of Texas v. United States. A federal judge in the case ruled the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional.
A federal judge in Texas who recently declared the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional has stayed his ruling to allow for appeals.
CNBC's John Harwood sat down with Rep. John Delaney, D-Md., who's leaving Congress to run for president. They talked about Medicare-for-all versus universal health care.
The shift to focus on core businesses will enable health care giants to excel in their respective fields with increased market share, more efficient use of assets and increased return to shareholders.
The companies said they will collaborate on a number of projects, which will also aim to reduce health-care costs. The partnership would increase access to Verily's technology by deploying them at Walgreens' physical pharmacies.
Open enrollment, which began Nov. 1, closed Saturday across most of the country. People who didn't sign up for an Obamacare plan by the end of open enrollment won't be able to obtain coverage until the fall of 2019 in most cases.
Get the best of CNBC in your inbox
Data also provided by 
