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Bay State lawmakers have approved a bill increasing the oversight of naturopathic doctors.

An attorney for Hobby Lobby Stores said Thursday that the arts and crafts chain plans to defy a federal mandate requiring it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill, despite risking potential fines of up to $1.3 million per day.

Aetna Life Insurance Co. has agreed to pay a $1 million fine for violations in Washington state.

WellPoint's recently completed purchase of Amerigroup will boost the amount of government business it captures, BMO Capital said in a report Thursday.

In 2013, small business owners will contend with many of the same issues that made it hard to run their companies over the last 12 months.

As I sit here among a growing pile of pine needles and straggling scraps of wrapping paper, my wandering eyes found an interesting piece on Forbes about consumer-driven health care.