Hospitals and doctors got millions of new customers under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which meant the need to hire more workers.

New health care rules protecting transgender individuals were proposed today by U.S. regulators.

Anthem, the third-largest health insurer in the country, said Wednesday it will cover Sprout Pharmaceuticals "female Viagra" pill Addyi in many cases. But others aren't sure yet.

Companies are waiting to see if lawmakers will repeal Obamacares Cadillac tax on high-cost health coverage.

CVS officials want clearer guidelines about who needs the injectable cholesterol drug Praluent, one of a new class of drugs that has insurers and employers worried about costs.

Automatic Data Processing Inc., the payroll- processing giant, will offer companies a new way for their employees to select health benefits, challenging firms like Towers Watson & Co. and Marsh & McLennan Cos.

Team Health Holdings Inc. agreed to acquire IPC Healthcare Inc. for about $1.6 billion including debt to expand its TeamHealth business of providing doctor staffing to hospitals and other medical facilities.

Anthem Inc. struck a deal to buy rival Cigna Corp. in a deal valued at over $48 billion.