medicare

On Thursday, President Obama signed the H.R. 2 Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, a bill that revamps the payment scheme for Medicare doctors and supports the growing push for quality-based doctor compensation. The bill reflected a rare moment of bipartisan cooperation in...

Want an edge on stocks like ABBV and GILD? Try this. Learn more about investing in the biotech sector with real-time trading picks from experts like the Biotech Trader. In an effort to bring down Medicare costs and make health care more affordable in the U.S., President Barack Obama has...

Retirement planning and estate planning predominate the latter half of personal finance timelines. Once the initial plan is set into motion early in life, the next benchmark is retirement, followed by securing the future of your descendants. Unfortunately, one piece of the puzzle that often...

Joe Jimenez, CEO of Novartis AG (ADR) (NYSE: NVS), was interviewed recently by CNBC at the World Economic Forum in Davos where he talked about how the GlaxoSmithKline plc (ADR) (NYSE: GSK) is progressing and the pharmaceutical pricing issue. Related Link: Top 4 Small-Cap Stocks In The...

U.S. stocks declined sharply as investors digest reports of a confirmed case of Ebola in the United States. In addition, economic data released on Wednesday was mixed, at best. Construction spending fell during August while ISM manufacturing came in weaker than expected. Bulls are hoping that...

For years, rows of folders filled with patient medical records have been a familiar sight in doctor’s offices, hospitals and clinics. Some major tech players, however, are trying to change that scenario. Medical professionals face a growing need to be able to quickly and safely share...

With the Senate's recent approval of the House-passed clean debt limit legislation, now might be a good time to define the debt ceiling (aka “debt limit”). The U.S. Treasury defines the debt limit as “the total amount of money that the United States government is authorized to borrow to meet...

With the start of early filing only days away, anyone planning to submit Internal Revenue Service tax returns for the 2013 tax year at the end of this week should be aware of changes in the tax code for this year. According to the IRS, there are several. New Top Rate If you were fortunate...

President, Chairman and CEO of Aetna (NYSE: AET) Mark Bertolini commented on the company's Medicare Advantage product and its growth across the country on CNBC's Squawk Box Wednesday morning. According to Bertolini, “Medicare Advantage is too big now,” a perception that some policy makers agree...

As to be expected for this time of the year, volume was light today with little market moving data or news released. Major indices were virtually flat as Tuesday will mark the final trading session of 2013. Markets will close tomorrow at 4:00 pm EST and remain closed until Thursday morning....

Health care in the United States currently costs $2.7 trillion annually. One-third, or just under $1 trillion of that comes from hospital charges, according to a recent study in The Journal of the American Medical Association, cited by The New York Times Monday. Every year hospital charges...

Shares of Addus Homecare (NASDAQ: ADUS) are up 257 percent year to date, despite falling nearly 20 percent this week on no fundamental data. Addus provides in home care for the elderly, chronically ill and disabled. Market and Competition According to a government sponsored Centers for...

On the way to completing his new book, The Map and the Territory, Risk, Human Nature, and the Future of Forecasting, former Federal Reserve Chairman, Alan Greenspan had an epiphany. The epiphany, which Greenspan told The Wall Street Journal, “Upended my view of how the world works,” mostly...

With slightly less fanfare than a BlackBerry product premiere, Obamacare launch day arrived Tuesday. There are, of course, no long lines outside Obamacare stores – because there are no Obamacare stores. There are, however, questions. Is Obamacare for me? The big question has a two-word...

Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) is up on Tuesday after topping EPS expectations and announcing a long-term deal with AmerisourceBergen (NYSE: ABC). The Deerfield, Illinois-based firm reports second quarter fiscal year 2013 earnings of $0.96 per share, up nine percent year-over-year-. This also edged the...