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An influential medical group's change of heart is boosting President Barack Obama's plan to use Medicare to promote higher quality, less expensive care.

Aflac Inc. on Wednesday posted an 8 percent rise in third-quarter net income, reaping the benefit of a stronger yen.

MetLife Inc. says its net income increased tenfold in the third quarter, boosted largely by its acquisition of Alico last year.

The House has voted to make it harder for hundreds of thousands of people to qualify for Medicaid under the president's health care overhaul.

The House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and the Subcommittee on Health, arms of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, held a joint hearing Wednesday, to pounce on the early warnings dooming the Community Living Assistance Services and Support Act Act (CLASS), two years before it was finally declared dead...

Medicare's basic monthly premium will rise significantly less than expected next year, the government announced Thursday. That could pay political dividends for President Barack Obama and for Democrats struggling to win over seniors in a close election.