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Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is being pulled one way by major business groups and another by fellow conservatives as she faces a fast-approaching deadline to decide whether to implement a key part of the federal health care law.

Health insurer Humana Inc. said Monday that it will participate in a project designed to lower health care costs for people who are eligible for both federal Medicare and state-run Medicaid programs.

No matter who you are, it will be all but impossible to avoid the pain.

Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Monday it received approval to sell a generic version of Pfizer Inc.'s drug Revatio, a treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension.

President Barack Obama, laying down his marker for grueling "fiscal cliff" negotiations, said Friday he won't accept any approach to federal deficit reduction that doesn't ask the wealthy to pay more in taxes.

With tough decisions looming to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff, House Speaker John Boehner made it clear Friday that he's leaving it to President Barack Obama to make the first move.