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In an effort to hone another tool to treat obesity, Humana is partnering with a struggling but well-regarded brand that helped define American weight loss.

The retiring leader of Louisiana's largest insurer leaves a legacy of growth and action on issues like obesity. But the next CEO will face the legacy uninsurance problem and a population beset with chronic disease.

Result of King vs. Burwell will not end the health law, says Anil Joseph, managing director for the Investment Research Group at GE Capital, Healthcare Financial Services.

This was the most anticipated Advance Notice of Medicare Advantage Payments in years, and the industry unexpectedly ducks bullets, in risk adjustment, Star Ratings and elsewhere. It's got a few unicorn farts in it, and a couple puffs of Chanel No. 5 as well.

Agency head says 81 percent of 15,000 test claims sent in past week were accepted, with most failures tied to errors not related to the coding.

Roberta and Curtis Campbell typically look forward to tax time. Most years, they receive a refund. But this year the California couple got a shock: they owe the IRS more than $6,000.

After an experiment with its employees, Aetna is offering large employers a personalized engagement service to help workers mitigate one of modern life's most pernicious health conditions.

Healthcare Solutions services the workers' compensation market.

One analysis projects that unsubsidized premiums could increase by almost half -- an average annual increase of $1,600 for a 40-year-old.

Adding to the list of healthcare price comparison tools is a consumer website with one of the largest databases yet, although it is perhaps not enough to end the Dark Ages of healthcare transparency.