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Shares of several big health insurers fell Monday as jittery investors dumped equities en masse because of new fears about the economic stability of Europe.

UnitedHealth Group said Thursday that its second-quarter net income rose 5.5 percent, trumping Wall Street expectations, as enrollment gains helped fuel revenue growth and consumers continued to moderate their use of health care services.

WellPoint, Inc. and Amerigroup Corporation announced Monday that they have entered into a definitive agreement through which WellPoint will acquire Amerigroup.

Shares of health insurers traded mostly lower Thursday after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the 2010 health care overhaul law, although Medicaid coverage providers' stock soared on the news that the ruling preserves a planned expansion of the government program.

Stocks dropped sharply Thursday after the Supreme Court upheld the central provision of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, a requirement that almost all Americans carry health insurance.

Stocks of hospital companies rose sharply and insurance companies fell Thursday after the Supreme Court upheld a requirement that almost all Americans carry health insurance.

The National Business Group on Health revealed Wednesday its picks of the nation's best employers that promote healthier lifestyles and provide a healthy workplace.

A Washington state Blue Shield health plan is asking for permission to raise its rates almost 15 percent in October.