Health Care

Trump Makes Healthcare a Priority, Insurance Stocks Surge

UnitedHealth (NYSE:UNH) is one of nine stocks on the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting an all-time high Wednesday, in the wake of President Trump’s first address to Congress where he provided an outline of what he expects to guide the GOP as it begins to coalesce around a healthcare replacement bill.

House Conservatives Balk at Emerging Obamacare Plan

A Republican effort to repeal and replace Obamacare encountered resistance on Tuesday from party conservatives who said draft legislation emerging in the U.S. House of Representatives would not reduce the cost of healthcare.

Gov. Walker: We Need Healthcare that Works for all Americans

On Monday President Trump hosted a meeting at the White House with executives from the nation’s largest insurance companies, aimed at identifying and solving the biggest problems plaguing the healthcare sector as Republicans work on repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act.

Most Americans Want U.S. to Keep Funding Expanded Medicaid: Poll

A majority of Americans say it is important to keep federal funding for an expansion of the Medicaid program for the poor under Obamacare, even as Republicans work on repealing and replacing former President Barack Obama's healthcare law, according to a poll released on Friday.