Shopping for health care isn’t like picking out produce
Readers respond to David Goldhill’s op-ed critiquing America’s insurance-based health-care system. Regarding David Goldhill’s ...
CDC wants more, faster testing for bird flu as outbreak grows
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging health care workers to accelerate bird flu testing for patients ...
UnitedHealth tops profit forecasts but medical costs linger for health care giant
UnitedHealth posted a better-than-expected fourth-quarter profit, but a nagging rise in medical costs and care utilization ...
UnitedHealth Group CEO: US health care needs to be ‘less confusing, less complex and less costly’
In its first results since its insurance unit CEO was fatally shot in New York City, UnitedHealth Group reported Thursday ...
UnitedHealth CEO remembers slain colleague, talks about root cause of health care woes
UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty acknowledged the U.S. health care problems, cited high prices of medical services as root cause.
UnitedHealth CEO Highlights Hospitals, Doctors, Pharma's Role In Soaring Health Care Costs
UnitedHealth Group reported mixed financial results for Q4, with a rise in medical care ratio and CEO's tribute to the late ...
The Path Forward For The Health Insurance Industry
A path forward for the U.S. health insurance industry following the mixed public reaction to United Healthgroup CEO Brian ...
Teen stress drags down U.S. economy, study concludes
Stressed-out teenagers appear to be dragging down the U.S. economy, a new study says. Teenagers suffering from anxiety or ...
Why the FDA ban on Red No. 3 food dye matters, according to health experts
The FDA ha banned Red No. 3 from food and drugs due to its potential cancer risk. A Yale professor and toxicologist and ...
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UnitedHealth Group CEO says complex US healthcare system needs to change
UnitedHealth, which operates the biggest health insurer in the United States ... ratio — the percentage of premiums spent on medical care — was 87.6% for the quarter, while analysts were ...
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Obamacare not perfect. Republicans block improvements that help fix health care. | Letters
The tragic and senseless killing of the United Health Care CEO has unleashed a storm of criticism of our health care system. We rank very poorly among developed countries in life expectancy while ...