Health Care

Senate Republicans are expected to vote on health care this week – either an ObamaCare repeal and replace plan or a repeal-only measure – and in a tweet Monday morning, President Donald Trump indicated he is still pushing for a full replacement strategy.

Molina Healthcare, a health insurer that specializes in the Obamacare and Medicaid healthcare programs for low-income and poor people, plans to cut about 1,400 jobs in the next few months, according to an internal company memo reviewed by Reuters.

Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney on Monday said health care reform must happen before September and he expects tax cuts to pass within the year.

The United States government says the HIV epidemic is “coming under control” in the country with the world’s highest prevalence of HIV, Swaziland.

Online health publisher WebMD Health Corp said on Monday it agreed to be bought by private equity firm KKR & Co in a deal valued at about $2.8 billion.

Sen. Rand Paul on Sunday took aim at the Senate Republican health care bill, saying the legislation, in its current form, won’t work.

___ Retailers, brands see green for back-to-school shopping NEW YORK (AP) — For the back-to-school season, many parents and their kids are thinking green.

More than 15,000 toys are being recalled this week because parts can break off and pose a choking hazard to infants.

German automaker Audi says it will fit up to 850,000 diesel cars with new software to improve their emissions performance, following a similar move by rival Daimler.

The Congressional Budget Office says the latest Republican effort to repeal ObamaCare would lead to 22 million fewer people insured by 2026 while saving $420 billion. However the CBO did not include the provision by Senator Ted Cruz which would allow insurers to offer less comprehensive coverage.