Supreme Court endorses Obamacare panel that requires free preventive care

Supreme Court endorses Obamacare panel that requires free preventive care

Demonstrators in support of U.S. President Barack Obama’s health-care law, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), hold up ‘ACA is Here to Stay’ signs after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to save Obamacare tax subsidies outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. June 25, 2015. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images WASHINGTON — The … Read more

Taking on Goliath: Brain surgeon’s clash with UnitedHealthcare shows insurer’s hardball tactics

Taking on Goliath: Brain surgeon’s clash with UnitedHealthcare shows insurer’s hardball tactics

Dr. Catherine Mazzola, a pediatric neurosurgeon, runs a practice she says is in serious jeopardy because of recent moves by UnitedHealth Group. Zach Gross for NBC News Dr. Catherine Mazzola, a pediatric neurosurgeon, runs a practice in New Jersey that treats low-income children on Medicaid. Since 2008, she has cared for boys and girls with cerebral palsy, … Read more

Cigna announces new deal for copay caps on Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk weight loss drugs

Cigna announces new deal for copay caps on Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk weight loss drugs

Wegovy injection pens arranged in Waterbury, Vermont, US, on Monday, April 28, 2025. Shelby Knowles | Bloomberg | Getty Images Only half of health insurer Cigna‘s clients currently cover the popular GLP-1 weight loss drugs Wegovy and Zepbound because of their high costs. But the company’s pharmacy benefits unit Evernorth has reached a deal with … Read more

Jim Cramer’s top 10 things to watch in the stock market Monday

Jim Cramer’s top 10 things to watch in the stock market Monday

My top 10 things to watch Monday, May 19 1. Bonds are crushing stocks this morning, with the 30-year Treasury yield north of 5% and the 10-year Treasury yield topping 4.5%, in response to Moody’s downgrading its rating on U.S. sovereign debt. The S & P 500 is on track to open lower by about … Read more

UnitedHealthcare sued by shareholders over reaction to CEO’s killing

UnitedHealthcare sued by shareholders over reaction to CEO’s killing

Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare. Courtesy: UnitedHealth Group A group of investors sued UnitedHealthcare Group on Wednesday, accusing the company of misleading them after the killing of its CEO, Brian Thompson. The class action lawsuit — filed in the Southern District of New York — accuses the health insurance company of not initially adjusting their 2025 … Read more

The outdated health idea that’s holding women back in life and careers

The outdated health idea that’s holding women back in life and careers

Twenty-five years ago, Joanna Strober invested in a company called BabyCenter. Twenty-five years later, the company is still serving women, “a lot of women,” Strober says. She was a pregnant venture investor at the time she made the BabyCenter investment, and it helped to spark a bigger idea: for too long, she says, the storyline … Read more

CDC is pulling back $11B in Covid funding sent to health departments across the U.S.

CDC is pulling back B in Covid funding sent to health departments across the U.S.

A general view of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. Tami Chappell | Reuters The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is pulling back $11.4 billion in funds allocated in response to the pandemic to state and community health departments, nongovernment organizations and international recipients, the Department of Health … Read more

Sickle cell gene therapies push health plans toward new payment models

Sickle cell gene therapies push health plans toward new payment models

Starting in his early teens, Deshawn “DJ” Chow wasn’t sure he’d ever be able to live a normal life. Crushing pain episodes brought on by his sickle cell disease were getting progressively worse.    “It’s just been hard skipping school and always being in and out of the hospital,” the 19-year-old said. “And just severe … Read more