Topic: Health Insurance

UnitedHealth sees 2012 Medicare, Medicaid gains

(Reuters) - UnitedHealth Group Inc, the largest U.S. health insurer, forecast an increase in membership next year as gains in its Medicare and Medicaid plans more than offset declines in some plans serving employers and individuals.UnitedHealth, already one of the largest providers ...

12 Things Going Right Heading Into 2012

Bad news got you down? Here are some things to be thankful for as 2011 winds down and a new year begins.Bad news got you down? Here are some things to be thankful for as 2011 winds down and a new year ...

Blacks with diverticulitis have worse outcomes

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Blacks need emergency surgery more often than whites for a common type of intestinal disease, and they tend to fare worse afterwards, suggests a study of older Americans on Medicare.It's not the first time researchers find racial ...

UnitedHealth to buy Medicare specialist XLHealth

(Reuters) - UnitedHealth Group Inc plans to acquire privately held XLHealth Corp in the health insurance industry's latest deal involving Medicare plans for the elderly.XLHealth, which is owned by private equity firm MatlinPatterson, specializes in plans for Medicare recipients with special needs, ...

Top court names lawyers to argue healthcare case

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Friday named an attorney to argue that challenges to President Barack Obama's healthcare insurance requirements must wait until after that part of the law has taken effect in 2014.The high court also appointed a second ...

Supreme Court names lawyers to argue healthcare case

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Friday named an attorney to argue that challenges to President Barack Obama's healthcare insurance requirements must wait until after that part of the law has taken effect in 2014.The high court also appointed a second ...

Five questions about GOP's plan to privatize Medicare

(Reuters) - The Congressional Super Committee negotiations are coming down to the wire, and Republicans are demanding that Medicare privatization be included in any final budget deal.The news comes on the heels of GOP Presidential candidate Mitt Romney's recent call for creation ...

Obama administration launches $1 billion healthcare drive

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Monday said $1 billion of federal funds allocated in last year's health reform law will go toward innovation programs designed to boost jobs and improve patient care.The announcement is the administration's latest attempt to show ...

Supreme Court agrees to hear Obama healthcare law

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide the fate of President Barack Obama's healthcare law, with an election-year ruling due by July on the healthcare system's biggest overhaul in nearly 50 years.The decision had been widely expected since ...

Deficit lobbying gets louder as deadline looms

(Reuters) - Richard Smith, a retired attorney and Navy veteran, has a message for Republican Senator Jon Kyl and the rest of the special bipartisan committee in Congress that is trying to reach a deal to cut the deficit."For me, a society ...