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Thursday's vice presidential debate is expected to deliver another dose of volatility to the stocks of health care service providers like hospitals, nursing homes and home health companies, according to a Jefferies analyst.

The drugmaker Merck & Co. announced Tuesday that it will move its global headquarters within New Jersey as it looks to lower operating expenses and consolidate its properties.

California officials have reached a $25 million settlement with a company that sells end-of-life policies through funeral planners, state Controller John Chiang announced Monday.

Exactly one month from Election Day, Republican Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama are both declaring they will win a race for the White House that remains anything but clear. Their trails are crossing again in Ohio, the state that could decide the election, and signs of urgency are emerging...

As the election heats up, Medicare is quickly becoming as important an issue as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act itself.

North Carolina will reap almost $16 million from a national Medicaid fraud settlement involving Abbott Laboratories.