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.