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Senators return to Capitol Hill today, but there are few signs lawmakers are close to a compromise on reopening the federal government. Follow for live updates.

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A new AP–NORC poll finds that Americans are increasingly worried about their financial security and job prospects under ...

Premiums are shifting, and the government contribution varies. Here’s what to know to avoid surprises and save where you can.

As Americans age, new research shows a widening gap between rich and poor for life expectancy, and also finds that few are ...

It’s a political trap set by Democrats to lure Republicans into endorsing Obamacare, and then to use that mistake to retake ...

Mark Sendak was getting tired of seeing the toil of so many colleagues go to waste. At Duke University, he was part of a team ...

A federal probe of Medicare and Medicaid plans run by private insurance companies found that the plan operators often overstated how many mental health providers were available in their networks.

I’ve known Andrew Cuomo for more than 30 years. But we’re not what you’d call friends. And I’m not a politician. I am a public health doctor and pediatrician who has worked in New York City — and ...