Tag: Medicare

CVS ups outlook after a slow start to the year

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The Associated Press — CVS Health beat Wall Street expectations and after releasing projections earlier this year that disappointed analysts, a new outlook Tuesday...

Pharma company to pay $12.6M to settle kickback allegations

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DOVER, Del. — A Delaware pharmaceutical company has agreed to pay $12.6 million to resolve allegations that it violated the federal False Claims Act...

AP-NORC poll: Government should help Americans age at home

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WASHINGTON — A majority of Americans agree that government should help people fulfill a widely held aspiration to age in their own homes, not...

Democrats seek narrow path to rein in cost of medicines

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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s call for authorizing Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices has energized Democrats on a politically popular idea they've...

Liz Weston: 8 ½ birthdays that can affect your finances

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You hit a lot of milestone birthdays when you’re young. There’s your first birthday, of course, and also the one where you turn 10...

A look at how US corporations manage the tax system

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WASHINGTON — As American corporations have generated an ever-smaller share of federal tax revenue, the burden has fallen more heavily on individuals, through the...

AP FACT CHECK: Claims from Biden’s joint address to Congress

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WASHINGTON — The Associated Press is fact-checking remarks from President Joe Biden's first address to a joint session of Congress and the Republican response....

What’s in Biden speech? Lawmakers race to add priorities

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WASHINGTON — Ahead of President Joe Biden’s address to Congress on Wednesday, lawmakers are intensifying the push to make sure key priorities are included...

Insurer Humana moves deeper into home care with $5.7B deal

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Humana is spending $5.7 billion to jump deeper into delivering care at home, a trend that took off during the pandemic and one the...

New enrollments push Anthem beyond expectations in Q1

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INDIANAPOLIS — Anthem delivered a better-than-expected first quarter and pushed its 2021 forecast past expectations, as growing enrollment and a pharmacy benefits business lifted...