The U.S. economy added a robust 236,000 jobs in February, and the unemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent from 7.9 percent.The government does one survey to learn how many jobs were created and another survey to determine the unemployment rate. Those surveys can sometimes produce different results, although in February...
Gov. Susana Martinez's administration says a proposed revision of Medicaid will require only some eligible Native Americans to obtain health services through managed care organizations.
A Goldman Sachs analyst says forecasts for some health insurer earnings per share next year could slide as much as 10 percent if steep Medicare Advantage funding cuts materialize.
An encouraging look at the job market helped send the stock market higher Wednesday, a day after the Dow Jones industrial average tore through its previous record high.
CommonWealth REIT's shares fell Tuesday after the real estate investment trust completed a stock offering, despite the objections of two major shareholders.
Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. says a new patent on one of its top drugs, anti-inflammatory painkiller Celebrex, extends its U.S. patent protection by 18 months, potentially bringing the company a few billion dollars in additional revenue.
A study from the Arkansas Hospital Association says expanding Medicaid's eligibility would result in a $664 million net savings to the state over the next several years and create thousands of jobs.
The $86 billion system that funds pensions for public workers, state troopers, local police and firefighters, and teachers lost ground in the first year public workers were required to pay more toward their retirements, according to reports released Monday.
The Minnesota House passed a bill Monday establishing the state's health insurance exchange, the first step toward enactment of an online marketplace that aims to give more than a million Minnesotans a new place to purchase affordable health insurance.