Core and Group Health

Republican candidate Mitt Romneys strong performance in the presidential debate has cost President Obama his large lead on health care and Medicare issues among voters.

For critical Senate races, Republicans are turning to the playbook that served them so well in the 2010 elections. They're saturating the airwaves with political ads detailing the perils of "Obamacare" and the nation's growing debt.

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

UnitedHealth Group Inc. will spend about $4.9 billion to buy a majority stake in a Brazilian health benefits and care provider, as the largest U.S. health insurer leaps into an international market it says is primed for growth.

Is our real problem with health care a communications issue?

Maybe this should be addressed as part of the great Medicare debate: Three out of four seniors on Medicare say the government health program is difficult to understand.