Health and wellness

Atul Gawande, MD, who has written extensively about the U.S. failure to grapple with healthcare spending, will lead the new initiative.

The Justice Department’s has sided with some states in a lawsuit alleging that the healthcare law is invalid due to the its individual mandate being shut down.

Non-payment of certain subsidies, less enforcement of a rule requiring insurance and limited competition caused insurers to raise their premiums by about 34%.

In a final look at the startup cohort, improving employee performance, managing chronic pain and detecting insurance fraud take center stage.

Several insurers in Maryland and Virginia are seeking double-digit percentage increases in monthly costs for individual medical plans in 2019.

In a sign of its ambition, last month, CVS hired a senior executive from a startup that specializes in primary-care clinics to oversee expanded health-care services across the company.

Retailers are eyeing health insurers as acquisition targets to improve their pharmacy business, but carriers' information assets and analytics prowess are prizes as well.

Organizations that adopt Voice over Internet Protocol for their communications, such as video conferencing, need to take additional steps to keep sensitive data secure.

Retailer and insurer reportedly explored a wide range of options, including a merger.

Consolidation in the industry continues to accelerate, providing less competition, fewer options for consumers.