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The health insurer’s interim CEO has announced plans to create four separate business units for Medicare, Medicaid, commercial and individual sales and dental, vision and disability insurance.

Insurer will get 5% more in Medicare payments and a “five-star” rating for one of its health plans under a U.S. program that may be helping to improve care for the elderly, according to an analysis that quickly spurred Republican criticism.

Health care analysts mystified by Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s promise to preserve the segment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that bars excluding Americans with preexisting conditions from obtaining coverage.

Mississippi’s governor and insurance commissioners are at odds over whether the state should begin its marketplace exchanges in accordance with health care reform.

In Mississippi, where one in five people lack health insurance, two Republican elected officials are fighting over the best way to resist President Obama’s health-care overhaul, with one official implementing exchanges and the governor ordering him to stop.

Corporate plans have been cutting equities, but state ones have done the opposite, and legislatures have struggled to make adequate contributions.

Majority of patients say cost is the biggest problem facing U.S. health care.

As the States Issues Conference is held this week in Washington, health insurers will hear from Obama administration officials on what needs to be done to prepare for PPACA exchanges.

CAW contracts with GM, Ford and now Chrysler move half of new hires into defined contribution plans.

Republican Mitt Romney cited a Massachusetts health care law he backed as showing his “empathy,” then later reiterated his pledge to repeal national legislation modeled after the state’s measure as he and President Barack Obama crisscrossed Ohio yesterday.

A study in the New England Journal of Medicine indicates those genetically predisposed to obesity were more likely to gain weight from sugary beverages than those without the traits.

Health care reform hits a bump in the road as new numbers indicate that insurance is more expensive and fewer people have it.

The Canadian Auto Workers reached a deal with Ford and GM that included shifting toward defined contribution retirement plans. Chrysler, however, objects to a cost-of-living pay increase.

Undeterred by this year’s Supreme Court ruling, the Sooner State claims its constitution precludes the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act from taking effect.

As American obesity continues to grow, more and more will qualify for weight-loss surgery, which can be effective, but might not save the health care system much money in the long run.

Companies like Dow Corning and IBM are jumping on the bandwagon for overseas employee volunteer assignments with an eye on insights into joint markets, improved skills and increased retention among the youngest and hungriest workers.

The Buckeye State ranked 15th worst in terms of what it needed to pay future retiree obligations.

Many in the Lone Star State are bucking the idea that moving to 401(k)-style defined-savings plans like Kansas or Rhode Island could help bridge assets with future obligations.

By choosing U.S. Representative Paul Ryan as his running mate, Mitt Romney has added some verve to what had been a tedious presidential contest.