Topic: United States
(Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co, one of the largest U.S. employers, plans to cut costs by moving its workers into insurance plans that encourage them to spend less on healthcare.The bank confirmed to Reuters that it's rolling out a new insurance ...
(Reuters) - The cost of health insurance continues to climb for U.S. companies and workers, with annual family premiums this year growing at a pace triple that of 2010 and outpacing wage increases, according to a survey.As the United States continues to ...
CRYSTAL CITY, Virginia (Reuters) - State health officials weighing the 2014 arrival of insurance exchanges heard little about the federally run option in a two-day meeting with U.S. health regulators.States are facing three options in building the exchanges, a key aspect of ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's plan to tame U.S. budget deficits probably relies too much on ending wars and too little on tackling health care spending to impress Wall Street credit rating agencies.The United States is struggling to recover from a ...
(Reuters) - A federal judge in Pennsylvania said the insurance-buying mandate in President Barack Obama's health care overhaul is unconstitutional, the latest ruling over an issue likely to be taken up by the Supreme Court.District Judge Christopher Conner in Harrisburg said the ...
(Reuters) - U.S. health officials are teaming up with insurance companies, pharmacies, health providers and community groups in a campaign to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes over five years.The plan announced on Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Health and ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Communities known for paying the most on healthcare may not be spending as much as once thought, according to new data released on Wednesday.A Thomson Reuters study, touted as the first of its kind, examined private insurance claims for ...
A real solution to federal debt and deficit woes remains elusive. More pain ahead? The deal could hurt the U.S. economy.A real solution to federal debt and deficit woes remains elusive. More pain ahead? The deal could hurt the U.S. economy.Now that ...
After flipping New York's 26th District in a special election two months ago, national Democrats were sure they would come up with a surefire formula to win back the House next year: Medicare.Democrats thought they won that heavily Republican district because they ...
AUSTIN (Reuters) - Governor Rick Perry signed into law on Monday a Republican-backed measure that would eventually allow Texas to enter into a "health care compact" with other states to seek flexibility in operating Medicaid and Medicare.Perry, who is considering a run ...