Health Care

Some reports say 80% of medical bills contain errors--but finding these mistakes can be hard. Here's what you should be looking for.

Bristol-Myers Squibb’s experimental treatment for hepatitis C infection was awarded rare “breakthrough therapy designation” on Monday by U.S. drug regulators.

Anoro, a combination drug for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) developed by GlaxoSmithKline and Theravance, has received the green light from a European medical committee, putting the companies on track for marketing approval. 

Medical records are stored digitally, and patient privacy is not always top priority when data systems are designed.

Just because a medical bill says you owe a certain amount--there is some wiggle room.

Merck posted weaker-than-expected sales amid stronger competition from generic medicines, while the pharma heavyweight posted a full-year profit view that bracketed the Street's view. 

The cost of medicine has been on a steady climb, but that doesn’t mean you have to pay full price for your prescription drugs or compromise your health.

Some employers use credit checks to screen potential employees. But what happens if the candidate had problems with medical debt?

Pfizer reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results, helped by sales of new treatments for cancer, nerve pain and arthritis.

Pfizer said its experimental lung cancer drug failed to meet its goals in two late-stage studies in patients who received prior treatment for advanced non-small cell lung cancer.

Out-of-pocket healthcare costs for 2013 are estimated to have totaled $322 billion, and millions of medical debt accounts are sent to collection annually.

If you have an HSA, can you use it with a health plan bought through an exchange?

The scientific and lab equipment maker will sell part of its business to GE Healthcare for about $1.06 billion.

It can be hard to start married life on the right financial footing with unpaid medical debt looming.

There's a lot of confusion about the new health-care requirements. Here's a quick guide on what you need to know. 

When it comes to paying for health care, consumers have more skin in the game than they did in the past.

Federal law supports you if you want to keep treatments or medicine secret.

Drug giant Baxter International inked a licensing partnership with smaller rival Cell Therapeutics to develop and commercialize a drug to help treat myelofibrosis and leukemia.

Eli Lilly will invest more than $700 million to boost its insulin manufacturing capacity in Puerto Rico, France, China and the United States.

Some consumers might be facing higher health-insurance costs. Here's why.