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By Sharon Begley and Caroline Humer May 17 (Reuters) - In a boost for President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law, two states in the U.S. Northwest said on Friday that insurance companies submitted applications to sell policies on the states' health...

April 30 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S. companies, including Walt Disney and Microsoft, on Tuesday. HIGHLIGHTS * Walt Disney : Evercore raises price target to $68 from $58; rating...

About 20,000 children in San Joaquin County are at some level of being moved from the Healthy Families children's low-cost insurance program into Medi-Cal, California's Medicaid program for low-income residents. Much is being learned, good and bad, as...

The California Public Employees' Retirement System picked four new HMO plans for five-year health insurance contracts starting next year, a blow to incumbent carrier Blue Shield of California. The giant pension fund voted Wednesday to split up Blue...

Blue Shield of California may be losing its longtime grip on one of the healthcare industry's most coveted insurance contracts. Officials at the California Public Employees' Retirement System are recommending breaking up Blue Shield's current...

While most of us face uncertainty with the rollout of healthcare reform, some insurance companies in California have been feeling their oats lately. Here's how they're responding to Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones' warnings that their latest rate...

For the sixth consecutive year, Kaiser Permanente ranked highest in customer satisfaction for health insurance among California policyholders, according to ratings firm J.D. Power and Associates. Anthem Blue Cross, the state's largest for-profit...

Nonprofit healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente had a 40% share of California's $59-billion health insurance market for employers and individuals, new data show. A report issued this week by Citigroup analyst Carl McDonald compiled nationwide data on...

Medicare is investigating reports that CVS Caremark Corp., the country's second-largest drugstore chain, has refilled prescriptions and submitted insurance claims without patients' approval, according to an official with knowledge of the matter. The...

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has proposed opening military TRICARE networks of civilian health care providers to veterans who can't get timely mental health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs. TRICARE networks currently exist...

U.S. health insurers are snapping up rivals as they look to take advantage of a major expansion in the U.S. government's health program. President Barack Obama's healthcare law, which was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in June, aims to extend...

A Martinsburg man was killed and two others were injured Saturday afternoon in a single-vehicle accident on Interstate 81 south of Martinsburg, the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office said. Leopold Richards, 62, was pronounced dead at City Hospital in...