Broker Regulation

U.S. health spending rose to $3.3 trillion in 2016, but the pace slowed compared to the previous two years as demand for drugs, hospital care and physician services weakened.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has informed employees whove worked extra hours battling a record wave of natural disasters in 2017 that they may have to pay back some of their overtime.

Many companies have policies forbidding sexual behavior that go beyond legal proscriptions. Still, its worth sorting out where the legal lines lie -- to distinguish the acceptable from the unacceptable, and the legally actionable from the isolated incident.

The all-cash takeover will bulk up UnitedHealths growing business of clinics and physician practices, which it operates under the OptumCare name.

Theres a lot of speculation from the industry about this deal. Will it create more customer touchpoints or vertical experiences? Will there be additional mergers? What is the future of brick and mortar stores? Instead of getting caught up in the unknown, at times like this, I like to keep...

Repealing the mandate, even as a stand-alone measure, now seems to me to pose fewer dangers than it once did.