Health Care

Just days before open enrollment begins, the Obama administration announces premiums will jump 22% under the Affordable Care Act in 2017.

Dow component Merck reported an adjusted 3Q profit of $1.07 per share, topping the estimate for $0.99. Revenue for the drugmaker came in at $10.54 billion, also beating the estimate for $10.17 billion

The Obama administration is confirming that premiums will go up sharply next year for health insurance sold to millions of consumers through HealthCare.gov.

Swiss drug company Novartis saw net profit slip in the third quarter as the loss of a key drug to generic use in the United States outweighed strong sales of its psoriasis drug Cosentyx and MS treatment Gilenya.

Pickup truck headlights performed poorly in new tests by the insurance industry.

Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline has opened a new innovation lab to help develop products faster and drive up revenue.

Hundreds of South Korean Galaxy Note 7 smartphone owners plan to sue Samsung Electronics over the fire-prone device.

Boneheaded moves can really set you back. Be smart about Medicare and you can improve both your physical and fiscal condition.

Target is recalling Halloween-themed LED gel decorations that stick to windows and light up because parts can be ingested by children.

Candidates trade jabs at the Al Smith dinner -At a charity dinner in NYC on Thursday night, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump addressed a crowd of high-powered leaders as the evening’s keynote speakers.

President Barack Obama on Thursday defended his namesake health care program, long a target of Republicans and recently criticized by some Democrats, saying millions of Americans "now know the financial security of health insurance" because of the Affordable Care Act.

The manager of LSU's charity hospitals in Shreveport and Monroe hasn't paid $5.3 million into an escrow account as required by its reworked contractual arrangement with the state, Gov. John Bel Edwards' administration said Thursday.

The Latest on a deadline missed by the operator of LSU's hospitals in Shreveport and Monroe (all times local): 4 p.m.

Walgreens reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income of $1.03 billion.