Health and wellness

The bill eliminates a tax penalty for Americans who don’t carry health insurance, a pillar of the Affordable Care Act.

The insurer will be able to roll out new mobile and desktop distribution platforms quickly by bringing its key partner closer, it says.

Kevin Dougherty is tasked with accelerating the life carrier's technological capabilities in digital health, data analytics and artificial intelligence.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the compromise will end the requirement that all individuals buy insurance or pay a fine.

Coverage gaps will become common as less people are reached to buy insurance through traditional channels.

The companies' complementary analytics backbones can provide a fuller view of customers.

Carriers need to be more on notice than ever that marketplace could change rapidly after Senate tax bill passes with repeal included.

ACA mandate repeal and medical expense deductibility may jeopardize the legislation, legislators say.

Groups say the move would destabilize the health insurance market and raise premiums.

Republicans are considering repealing the coverage rule in the Affordable Care Act as a way to pay for far-reaching changes in the tax code.

At a news conference Tuesday, the Republican senator said its vital to use the new legislation to end the health mandate.

Eliminating the Obamacare component is seen as a way to pay for tax cuts, but its removal could cause instability in the health insurance market.

Insurer looks to reward healthy living habits with discounts on gadgets and premium.

But Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he’s waiting for assurances from President Donald Trump before he allows a vote

A bipartisan deal to shore up Obamacare exchanges has “stalled out,” a top Senate Republican said Wednesday.

Republican Senator Lamar Alexander said Monday that he spoke with Trump about a bill that includes the subsidies, and got Trump’s blessing.

Trump decision to end cost-sharing subsidies will cost insurers $1B this year, says Michael Consedine.

Cost savings reduction payments are essential to support law passed by Congress, Eric Schneiderman says.

The move is politically risky as it may force bipartisan effort in the Senate to craft legislation to shore up the ACA insurance exchanges.

More than eight in ten individuals who buy ACA plans also get help paying their premiums directly from the federal government.