The Democratic-led state Senate approved a bill Thursday night to expand health care coverage for 70,000 Maine residents but cut off the state's participation in the program after three years.

Stocks are edging lower in early trading on Wall Street after the Japanese market took another plunge.

Insurer Prudential Financial Inc. said Tuesday its board approved the repurchase of up to $1 billion in company stock.

Four former WellCare executives have been convicted of some, but not all, charges following a Medicaid fraud trial in Florida.

The stock market is getting off to a strong start after two days of losses.

GE's health care business will invest $2 billion in software development over the next five years.

Wall Street is recovering nearly all of an early loss as traders shrug off a rout in overseas markets.

Shares of Catamaran Corp. continued climbing Tuesday, as analysts lauded a new agreement the pharmacy benefits manager reached to work with health insurer Cigna Corp.