Legacy Topic: Health Care

UnitedHealth will adopt some parts of the Affordable Care Act regardless of what happens in the U.S. Supreme Court in the coming weeks. The insurer will continue to cover children up to age 26 and offer free preventive health care services.

A new study says the Obama health care law has helped more than six million young adults under 26 stay on or get on their parents' health insurance plans.

A report from a new think tank called Health Care Cost Institute says spending on health care for children under 18 is rising nearly one-and-a-half times faster than for those 55 to 64.

It has been more than a decade since the Food and Drug Administration approved a new pill to fight fat. Now, as the obesity problem grows, several new medicines could be on the way.

The American Pain Foundation abruptly closes its doors on the heels of a government investigation into the epidemic of painkiller abuse.

Republicans want to use money for preventive care to cover lower interest rates

A new study finds financial incentives push doctors to offer pricier elective treatments. But CEOs can push back.

Silicon Valley venture capitalists bet big on a startup that says it will let consumers compare prices for medical procedures. Those can be very tough numbers to come by.

Policyholders and employers in several states will get money back from their health care providers. It's all part of a plan to spend a bigger share of health care premiums on actual health care.

Doubt about which parts of the health care law may stand, if any, is changing the way some doctors do business.