Health care

A study by the UnitedHealth Group released this morning says we spent about $5 billion on genetic tests in 2010 and could spend $25 billion by the end of the decade.

For all the talk by Republicans about the dangers of "Obamacare," there are some who view the law as good for business.

Frank Newport, the editor-in-chief of Gallup, talks about Americans' attitude toward health care reform and the role it could play in this year's presidential election.

Starting this fall, hospitals that readmit the same patients over and over in a short period of time will be fined. That has medical providers looking for better ways to keep people healthy when they're off hospital grounds.

The health insurer WellPoint today announced a plan to pay primary care doctors as much as 10 percent more, with the hope of reducing the overall cost of health care.

The rapid rate of growth is slowing, but many people aren't feeling the change.

Marketplace's health reporter Gregory Warner discusses what parts of the health care reform law will come into effect this year.

It stands to be one of the biggest Supreme Court cases in the last decade: The argument over the constitutionality of the health care law. The final decision won't be easy to predict.

Faced with big budget gaps, state governments are taking money away from programs that help people quit smoking. Analysts say this will cost more in the long run.

The name implies health care for the poor in exchange for tax breaks. But it turns out it's not that simple.