Tag: Health care industry
Providence and hospital doctors reach tentative agreement in Oregon's 27-day health care strike
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Providence and dozens of doctors at a hospital in Portland, Oregon, have reached a tentative agreement after 27 days of...
UnitedHealth books better-than-expected fourth-quarter profit
UnitedHealth posted a better-than-expected profit in the final quarter of 2024, but revenue fell short as challenges like Medicare funding cuts and a...
New Mexico state spending plan seeks more federal Medicaid dollars as Donald Trump takes office
SANTA FE, N.M. -- Leading New Mexico legislators on Wednesday recommended a 5.7% general fund spending increase for the coming fiscal year that...
US says $365 million is available to install solar and battery storage systems in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The U.S. Department of Energy said Thursday that $365 million is available to install solar and battery storage...
UnitedHealthcare CEO's shooting opens a door for many to vent frustrations over insurance
For years, patients in the U.S. health care system have grown frustrated with a bureaucracy they don’t understand. Doctors are included in...
UnitedHealthcare CEO kept a low public profile. Then he was shot to death in New York
NEW YORK -- Brian Thompson led one of the biggest health insurers in the U.S. but was unknown to millions of people his...