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Regulations unveiled this week by the Obama administration create new information rights that should make life easier for consumers. They also tighten restrictions on medical service providers trying to use patient information for marketing, and they greatly expand the list of businesses that can be punished for unauthorized disclosures.

Mirroring the debate in Washington, most Americans agree that Medicare needs to undergo some form of change, but theyre not in agreement on the nature of the reform.

UnitedHealth Group Inc.'s fourth-quarter net income slipped 1 percent, as a rise in costs from medical claims and other expenses countered revenue gains for the nation's largest health insurer.

Are you on the younger side of the age equationunder 30? Then, as a young buck get ready to pay more for your health care, thanks to Obamacare.

The federal government wants to remind consumers of the mandate as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and theyre using a consumer-friendly website as a way to do it.

Aflac obviously needs no introduction. Say what you want about the company and its iconic water fowl, but they practically reinvented insurance marketing.