Mylan Puts Its Troubles in the Past, at a Price of $465 Million

The worst appears to be over for Mylan NV and its EpiPen controversy. It took a $465 million settlement with the U.S. Justice Department and a grilling from Congress for its chief executive officer to get there.

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Insurance Premiums Stable, But Out-Of-Pocket Health Costs Rising

The good news for consumers is that the cost of premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose only modestly in 2016, in keeping with recent trends, a new health care economic study shows.

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Medicare Sign-Ups: How to Prepare for 2017 Changes and Avoid Scams

Seniors, look out. Your Medicare plan may have checked out.

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Brown Vetoes Small Business Parental Leave Bill

Aiming to attract and keep top-notch talent, a growing number of companies are dangling family-friendly perks such as lengthy paid leave for new moms and dads, back-up child care and onsite infant vaccines. But the attention-grabbing headlines — such as “IBM plans to ship employees’ breast milk home” — obscure the reality that for many workers, basic benefits such as guaranteed parental leave, even unpaid, is unavailable.

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U.S. Paid Insurers Funds Meant for Treasury, Auditors Say

Federal auditors ruled on Thursday that the Obama administration had violated the law by paying health insurance companies more than allowed under the Affordable Care Act in an effort to hold down insurance premiums.

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Some Medicare Beneficiaries Could Face Premium Increases, Again

Congress will likely need to take action for the second year in a row to keep out-of-pocket health care costs from significantly rising in 2017 for some seniors. A group of 75 health care and employer groups on Tuesday sent congressional leaders a letter urging them to prevent this from happening.

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