Author: Scott Welch

Californians will be allowed to get their hair cut and their nails done outdoors, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday, a week after he ordered personal care services shuttered again in most of the state amid a surge in coronavirus cases.

UnitedHealth Group registered more than $6.6 billion in profits in the second quarter — by far the conglomerate's highest quarterly profit ever, according to an analysis of company financial data from FactSet.

The state announced a new tiered system that gives testing priority to patients hospitalized with COVID-19 symptoms, and those linked to outbreaks.

A new study offers a look at the cost of COVID-19 hospitalizations.

Leaders of the House telehealth caucus introduced legislation Thursday to permanently open up access to telehealth services for Medicare patients.

Hartford Financial Services Group has given investors a small clue hinting at what might be happening with life insurance and disability insurance claims related to COVID-19: It said it has incurred about $38 million in outbreak-related group benefits claims, before income taxes.

Few workers enrolled in high-deductible health plans are using health savings accounts to put money away to cover healthcare costs, according to a new study.

California is largely closing again amid a spike in COVID-19 cases across the state, as Gov. Gavin Newsom announced statewide restrictions Monday to again halt all indoor dining and close bars, zoos and museums.

Multiple crises might be roiling the U.S. these days, but drug pricing is still on President Donald Trump's mind.

Walmart Inc. is “decisively bulking up in health care” and that’s something worth watching as the company grows out a suite of initiatives that make it a “sleeping giant to watch,” Morgan Stanley analysts warned.