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Last week, we saw a good example of a health insurance carrier, Aetna, that exemplifies the average: typical commissions, straight spread across market sizes, and diverse geographical coverage. This week were going to look at the smallest of the top 5: Anthem.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services could see big changes in private health insurance programs spending in the next fiscal year.

This is the week we celebrate St. Valentine, with flowers and wine and lots of candy. So its either weirdly appropriate or painfully ironic that the beltway explodes in a somewhat contrived debate over contraceptives at the same time.

Aveo Pharmaceuticals Inc. reported a wider fourth-quarter loss Tuesday as it continued to study its experimental cancer drugs tivozanib and ficlatuzumab.

Drug and medical device maker Hospira Inc. said Tuesday it posted a $214 million fourth-quarter loss, as the shutdown of one of its plants reduced its sales for the quarter.

UnitedHealth Group's Optum business is launching a service that allows doctors to share information about patients over the Internet, as health care companies continue their push to improve care with better coordination.