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The White House wouldnt oppose removing from the Senate tax plan a controversial provision to repeal the individual health-care mandate of the Affordable Care Act, budget director Mick Mulvaney said, a move that could help secure the vote of key Republicans.

Alex Azar isnt likely to shy away from the topic of sky-high medication prices -- but it may be insurers and drug plans that feel the heat as much as his former industry.

A U.S. government program meant to improve medical care and cut costs by penalizing hospitals that repeatedly readmit people with heart failure may have instead increased the risk that the patients would die, a new study suggests.

Its not always simple to eliminate gun and ammo stocks from an investment portfolio, a new analysis reveals.

While ending the mandate could free funds up for a tax overhaul, it would also leave people without health insurance and lead to higher premiums, CBO says.

These 5 areas of great change are creating opportunities for investors in 2018 and beyond, says the founder of the private equity firm TPG.

Nationwide is expanding into the exchange-traded fund market, joining companies including Principal Financial Group that have gotten into ETFs in recent years.

Rising premiums and deductibles, recent actions by the Trump administration, and unceasing political fights over the law threaten health insurance benefits for millions of older Americans.