CVS to increase genetic testing for some cancer patients
(This December 12 story corrects to Missouri from Montana in last paragraph) By Caroline Humer and Julie Steenhuysen NEW YORK (Reuters) – CVS Health Corp said on Thursday it will…
U.S. Supreme Court justices lean toward insurers on $12 billion Obamacare claims
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared sympathetic to claims made by health insurers seeking $12 billion from the federal government under a program set up by…
Tesla automated parking problems seen liability of app ‘driver’ for now
(Reuters) – Tesla Inc owners summoning their driverless cars in parking lots are likely liable for crashes, lawyers said after a series of internet videos showed problems with cars running…
CVS drug coverage plan based on outside pricing review is off to a slow start
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A CVS Health Corp (CVS.N) health plan that uses an outside drug pricing group to help it decide whether to cover certain new medicines has gained…
Sanders presidential campaign pivots health scare to Medicare for All message
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential election campaign on Wednesday sought to use news the candidate had a heart procedure to highlight the benefits of his trademark Medicare for…
U.S. agents raid genetic testing labs, charge 35 in Medicare fraud probe
WASHINGTON/LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (Reuters) – U.S. federal agents raided genetic testing laboratories, and 35 people were criminally charged in four states in a crackdown on genetic testing fraud that officials said…
Prudential, M&G to split in October into two FTSE 100 firms
FILE PHOTO: The logo of British life insurer Prudential is seen on their building in London, Britain March 17, 2019. REUTERS/Simon Dawson LONDON (Reuters) – Prudential (PRU.L) will spin off…
Democratic presidential candidate Buttigieg unveils health plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg on Thursday unveiled his plan to reform the U.S. healthcare system by offering everyone coverage under the federal Medicare program, but not…
Trump says he likes a Republican drug bill after Democratic alternative unveiled
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One as he departs Washington for travel to New Mexico from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., September 16, 2019. REUTERS/Tom…
France’s CNP and Brazil’s Caixa seal $1.7 billion insurance deal
FILE PHOTO: A view shows the company logo of Caixa Economica Federal bank in downtown Rio de Janeiro August 20, 2014. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares SAO PAULO (Reuters) – France’s CNP Assurances…