Aetna 1Q profit slips 4 pct, boosts 2013 forecast
Aetna's first-quarter net income fell 4 percent as acquisition-related costs and rising health care expenses more than offset government business ...
Health insurer WellPoint's 1Q profit rises 3 pct
WellPoint shares hit their highest level since the summer of 2011 on Wednesday after the nation's second largest health insurer trumped first-quarter ...
Asia stocks up as investors look to G-20 summit
Asian stock markets posted modest gains Friday, ignoring a raft of disappointing U.S. corporate earnings as officials from the world's biggest ...

UnitedHealth warns of Medicare profit squeeze
UnitedHealth Group, the largest provider of Medicare Advantage plans, warned Thursday that funding cuts for the privately-run versions of the federal ...

Stock market slips on weak earnings
Disappointing earnings from a range of companies pushed the stock market lower on Thursday, giving major indexes their third loss this week. The stock ...

Nev jury orders HMO to pay $500M in hepatitis case
A Nevada jury ordered the state's largest health management organization on Tuesday to pay $500 million in punitive damages to three plaintiffs in a ...

Health insurers lead stocks higher on Wall Street
U.S. stocks closed at a record highs Tuesday after reports on auto sales and factory orders provided the latest evidence that the U.S. economy is ...

Stocks open higher on Wall Street
Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street as traders hope for more positive news on the U.S. economy. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 57 points, ...
CMS softens Medicare Advantage funding changes
Medicare Advantage customers may not see the drastic benefit cuts or premium hikes next year that insurers have been warning about after all.

Talk of more corporate deals sends stocks higher
Talk of more deal-making sent the stock market higher Tuesday, putting the Dow Jones industrial average within close reach of its all-time high.

Aetna 4Q profit sinks 49 pct, medical costs climb
Aetna's fourth-quarter net income sank 49 percent as higher medical costs squeezed profitability for the insurer's commercial health coverage, and ...
Insurer WellPoint's 4Q profit jumps 38 percent
WellPoint Inc.'s fourth-quarter earnings jumped 38 percent compared to the final quarter of 2011, when the nation's second largest health insurer ...

UnitedHealth 4Q profit slips 1 pct. as costs rise
UnitedHealth Group Inc.'s fourth-quarter net income slipped 1 percent, as a rise in costs from medical claims and other expenses countered revenue ...
Insurers may prove choosy with overhaul exchanges
The leader of the nation's largest health insurer warned Thursday not to assume widespread participation from his company in part of health care ...

Stocks fade after Fed discloses split on stimulus
A two-day rally in the stock market came to an end Thursday afternoon when an account of the Federal Reserve's last meeting revealed a split between ...
Stocks pause on Wall Street after a two-day rally
Stocks are little changed on Wall Street as the market pauses following a huge two-day rally. The Dow Jones industrial average was off four points at ...