Calorie counts in bold type and the added sugars in a product will be part of new food labels proposed to help U.S. consumers become healthier eaters.

Consumers shopping on the exchanges are thriftier than the general public, with more picking health plans based on price rather than their choice of doctors.

Medical homes, a much-touted model of patient-centered primary care that emphasizes better coordination, dont reduce visits to hospital emergency rooms and provide limited health benefits, a study found.

Humana rose to its highest value in more than 33 years, leading insurance stocks higher after proposed government cuts to the Medicare Advantage program were less than previously expected.

Health insurers participating in the Medicare Advantage program for elderly Americans, including Humana Inc. and UnitedHealth Group Inc., face a base payment cut of about 3.55 percent next year.

Most Americans are avoiding the lowest-priced health plans on the exchanges, taking advantage of government subsidies to seek more protection against high treatment costs.

One-third of U.S. employers plan to move their workers health-care coverage to a private exchange in the next few years, a survey found, following the lead of companies like Walgreen Co. seeking to reduce costs.

Hospital jobs in the United States declined in back-to-back months for the first time in three years as medical care increasingly moves to outpatient facilities and hospitals anticipate reimbursement cuts under Obamacare.