Health Care

The nation's biggest health insurer is spending nearly $5 billion to buy hundreds of clinics, just three days after rival Aetna announced a bigger tie up with CVS Health Corp. UnitedHealth Group Inc. said Wednesday that it will buy DaVita Medical Group in a deal that extends the reach of its Optum health care services business to several more states.

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A national home health care agency with six locations in Massachusetts has agreed to pay $14 million to settle allegations that it improperly billed the state's Medicaid program.

UnitedHealth Group on Wednesday announced it would acquire DaVita Inc.’s medical unit for $4.9 billion in cash, as it seeks to expand its ambulatory care services operations.

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U.S. regulators have approved a new diabetes drug that reduces blood sugar levels and also helps people lose weight.

U.S. regulators have approved a new diabetes drug that reduces blood sugar levels and also helps people lose weight.

A Philadelphia state court jury on Tuesday ordered Bayer AG and Johnson & Johnson to pay $27.8 million to an Indiana couple over the drugmakers’ failure to warn of internal bleeding risks by its blockbuster drug Xarelto.

U.S. retail pharmacy CVS reached a $69 billion deal to acquire health insurance giant Aetna on Sunday, a move intended to increase convenience for consumers as Amazon appears to be eyeing a slice of the health care market.

CVS Health Corp's. proposed purchase of Aetna Inc. will change the way many major U.S. corporations buy health coverage for employees and raise new questions over the cost of those benefits, benefit consultants said.

U.S. drugstore chain operator CVS Health Corp. said on Sunday it had agreed to acquire U.S. health insurer Aetna Inc. for $69 billion, seeking to tackle soaring healthcare spending through lower-cost medical services in pharmacies.

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CVS Health wants to do much more than fill your prescription or jab your arm with an annual flu shot.

CVS will buy insurance giant Aetna in a roughly $69 billion deal that will help the drugstore chain provide more health care and keep a key client, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

A CVS-Aetna combination could create a health colossus that would reach deeper into the average customer's life to manage care and cut costs, according to analysts who follow the companies.

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Cuba is working on fixing chronic medicine shortages that started appearing a year ago due to its cash crunch, health officials said in an article published late on Thursday in ruling Communist Party newspaper Granma.

Clay craft kits that may contain mold are among this week's recalled consumer products.