A consumer advocate urged Florida insurance officials on Thursday to seek public comment on essential health care benefits under the federal Affordable Care Act.

UnitedHealth Group said Thursday that its second-quarter net income rose 5.5 percent, trumping Wall Street expectations, as enrollment gains helped fuel revenue growth and consumers continued to moderate their use of health care services.

More than a dozen employees have put in for retirement in San Bernardino, hoping to cash out before bankruptcy proceedings began.

More than 1.5 million older Americans have already lost their homes, many having burned through their retirement savings.

The "middle class" is an amorphous concept, and the presidential candidates are giving it their own definitions to fit their political purposes.

Maryland health officials are highlighting $14.3 million they can use to expand community-based, long-term care for seniors and the physically disabled with the help of an increased state alcohol tax, which has been in effect for a little more than year.

New York officials say they are lowering the rate employers pay for workers' compensation premiums by 1.2 percent.

Investment manager BlackRock Inc. said Wednesday that its second-quarter net income fell 11 percent, hurt by declines in markets that weighed on fees.