25% of Americans say they skip the doctor because of the cost, survey says
One-in-four Americans say they are skipping medical attention when they need it because of the cost, according to a new study released from Bankrate.com
APNewsBreak: No perjury prosecution over costly VA hospital
The Justice Department has declined to prosecute two Veterans Affairs Department executives after lawmakers accused them of misleading Congress about massive cost overruns at a Denver-area VA hospital.
Nordstrom and Alibaba jump while Urban Outfitters falls
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday: Nordstrom Inc., up $4.15 to $44.63 The department store said members of the Nordstrom family are thinking of buying the company.
Hyundai recalls vehicles to fix hood latches, warning lights
Hyundai is recalling almost 600,000 vehicles in the U.S. to fix hood latch and parking brake warning light problems.
Automatic braking to be standard on top-selling Nissans
Nissan says it will make automatic emergency braking standard on seven of 18 U.S. models for the 2018 model year, putting the safety feature on most of its top sellers.
Valeant to sell its iNova unit for $930m
Embattled Canadian drugmaker Valeant Pharmaceuticals said on Thursday it would sell its iNova Pharmaceuticals business for $930 million in cash as it looks to pay down debt.
Will Trump get health care, infrastructure bills passed?
Trump’s health care, infrastructure deals
Trump gathers in Ohio to incentivize business
Trump’s health care, infrastructure policy
Trump: Democrats are destroying health care in U.S.
President Donald Trump addressed the state of the nation’s health care system Wednesday in Cincinnati, Ohio, saying Democrats are completely obstructing the GOP-led effort to fix the ailing ObamaCare marketplace.
Trump: ObamaCare in total death spiral
Trump on ObamaCare
Talking money with the hospital trying to treat you
The financial counselor will see you now.
Freedom Caucus committed to working through August recess
Trump’s tax plan
Cancer crisis looming as life expectancy goes up
Dr. Samuel Waxman, of the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation, says the rise in life expectancy will cause a cancer crisis.
Major employers, health plans launch program aimed at opioid addiction prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that more than 90 Americans are dying due to opioid overdoses every day, but Express Scripts (NASDAQ:ESRX) – the nation’s largest pharmacy benefits manager – has teamed up with 600 employers and health plans to launch a program aimed at patients that are newly prescribed opioids.
Senate Republicans outline new health care plan
Senate Republicans meet to discuss alternatives to the American Health Care Act.
Anthem to exit ObamaCare marketplace in Ohio
The nation’s second largest health insurance company, Anthem (NYSE:ANTM), will extract itself from the ObamaCare exchanges in the state of Ohio by 2018, the company announced Tuesday.
How ObamaCare is on the verge of collapsing
ObamaCare exchanges
Kentucky supplier recalls more than 22,000 pounds of beef
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says a Kentucky-based food distributor has issued a recall on more than 22,000 pounds of ground beef and other beef products due to possible E. coli bacteria contamination.
Drugmaker Perrigo says CEO Hendrickson plans to retire
Drugmaker Perrigo said on Monday that Chief Executive John Hendrickson planned to retire.
Insider Q&A: Drug industry learns to listen to patients
Drugmakers are finding they can improve how drug testing is conducted— and help their own bottom lines — by giving patients a voice before testing even begins.











