Health Care

The U.S. Justice Department has joined a whistleblower lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group Inc that claims the country's largest health insurer and its units and affiliates overcharged Medicare hundreds of millions of dollars, a law firm representing the whistleblower said on Thursday.

Legislation to repeal Obamacare and replace major portions of the healthcare program will be unveiled after a 10-day U.S. House of Representatives recess that begins on Friday, House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Thursday.

In a new media campaign, AARP lashes out against the recently introduced State Age Rating Flexibility Act of 2017, legislation that would allow insurers to charge older Americans significantly more for health insurance.

Protests, Obamacare and Trump’s immigration ban are what’s On Our Radar today: Another day, another set of protests against Trump.

The cost of medical care in the United States is expected to grow at a faster clip over the next decade and overall health spending growth will outpace that of the gross domestic product, a U.S. government health agency said on Wednesday.

While some see being able to work from home as a job perk, it can actually lead to excess stress and insomnia, according to a new report.

The Trump administration on Wednesday proposed changes to the Obamacare individual insurance market that insurers welcomed as a good start but that others pointed out could raise out-of-pocket cost for consumers.

Russia, Trump's meetings and Obamacare. Here's what's On Our Radar today: Fallout continues to mount after former national security adviser Gen. Michael Flynn resigned.

Anthem said on Wednesday it has filed a lawsuit seeking to block smaller rival Cigna from terminating their proposed $54 billion deal.

Merck & Co. said Tuesday it stopped a clinical trial of an experimental Alzheimer's drug because it wasn't helping patients, the latest setback in the pharmaceutical industry's quest to find a better treatment for the brain disorder.

South Carolina Rep. Mark Sanford is taking the lead on new legislation to repeal and replace Obamacare.

Health insurer Anthem Inc said on Tuesday that Cigna Corp could not unilaterally terminate an agreement between the two companies to merge.

A start-up called Neurotrack has developed a five-minute digital test to detect early signs of cognitive decline -- and big investors like Peter Thiel and Yahoo Founder Jerry Yang are on board, as to date the company has secured $9.5 million in venture capital funding.

Health insurer Aetna and rival Humana said on Tuesday they had mutually ended their $34 billion merger agreement.

A recall for overheating laptop batteries made by Panasonic was expanded this week.

Former NFL Star Brett Favre played in a ton of games during his illustrious 20 year career, but during his last play ever, he had an “eye opening experience” after suffering a scary concussion.