Trump administration officials, seeking ways to lower drug costs, are targeting pharmaceutical companies that refuse to provide samples of their products to generic drug companies, making it impossible to create inexpensive generic copies of a brand-name medicine.

Health savings accounts coupled with high deductible plans have seen a major enrollment boost in recent years, according to new data from America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) .

CVS Health Corp. is hiring a senior executive from a startup that specializes in primary-care clinics, a sign that the drugstore chain is serious about providing more medical services directly to consumers as it moves toward acquiring health insurer Aetna Inc. 

A federal whistleblower complaint alleges that a major California insurer failed to pay an estimated $89 million in taxes on premium revenue as required under the Affordable Care Act.

Rumors have been swirling that Amazon might try to break into the pharmacy business. On Monday, CNBC reported that Amazon (AMZN) has put its plans to sell and distribute pharmaceutical products on hold. An Amazon representative told CNNMoney that the company does not comment on rumors or speculation.

A fleet of major coffee brands is gearing up for a long haul fight against California’s coffee warnings. The companies say that the trace amounts of acrylamide — a cancer-causing chemical — found in coffee do not warrant a label, according to the Wall Street Journal.