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The health care sector remains one of the worst performing areas of the market, despite the recovery off the Feb. 11 lows.

A Medicare proposal to test new ways of paying for chemotherapy and other drugs given in a doctor's office has sparked a furious battle, and cancer doctors are demanding that the Obama administration scrap the experiment.

What a week on Wall Street! The FOX Business Network All-Stars: Charlie Gasparino, Melissa Francis and Charles Payne have a spirited discussion on the corporate business environment: blocked mergers, complex tax codes, gov’t intervention etc.

Diabetes is not just a health issue. According to the ADA, healthcare costs for people with diabetes are 2.3 times higher than for individuals who do not have diabetes.

KannaLife Sciences CEO Dean Petkanas expects the federal government to pave the way for medical marijuana within two years, he told Varney & Co.

As companies are preparing to grapple with new regulations under the Affordable Care Act, a business-backed bill in California is aiming to allow small businesses to keep non-compliant plans for an extra year.

Keep calm and take notes.

The first half of the year is off to the best start since 2000 for U.S. IPOs, according to Dealogic.

The second quarter of this year saw the most U.S. venture funding since the dotcom boom days, according to data from Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association.

Trupanion a pet insurance company, rose 14% in its trading debut Friday. After pricing at $10 per share, the company raised $71 million in the offering.

It is important to recognize that some small business owners have an uphill battle to meet the requirements of the ACA. But it’s not all doom and gloom. Here’s what you need to know.

Generic-drug maker accuses warehouse club of improperly forcing it to pay kickbacks so its pharmacies would stock its drug atorvastatin.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott was served a venti verbal latte at a local Gainsville Starbucks on Tuesday after a woman publicly shamed the Republican governor for having rejected plans to expand state spending initiatives such as the Medicaid program.

U.S. drugmaker Pfizer and Ireland-based Allergan formally announced the scrapping of their $160 billion merger on Wednesday, in a big win for President Barack Obama who has been pushing to curb tax-slashing "inversion" deals.

Walgreens Boots Alliance reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit, helped by cost cutting and synergies from taking full control of European pharmacy chain Alliance Boots.

A look at the best and worst ETFs during the 1Q.