Canadian life insurance and retirement services provider Sun Life Financial Inc. plans to close its U.S. variable annuity and individual life products to new sales starting on Dec. 30.

House Republicans are proposing to stave off a steep cut in Medicare payments to doctors looming on Jan. 1.

The state's largest private health insurer missed a deadline to bid on an estimated $13.5 million, three-year contract to manage the state of Montana's employee health plan.

Health insurer Highmark Inc. says it is selling a Medicare services subsidiary to a Florida firm.

Insurer Humana Inc. said Wednesday it acquired health data analyzer Anvita Health to strengthen its clinical management. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The annual open enrollment window that allows people to make changes to their Medicare Advantage health insurance and Part D prescription drug coverage will close Wednesday, a couple of weeks earlier than in previous years.

Senators are once again pushing the Supreme Court to televise its courtroom proceedings, especially since justices will have an election-year argument over the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's signature health care overhaul.

Under the Affordable Care Act, what is the applicability date for the Summary of Benefits and Coverage and Uniform Glossary?