Healthcare

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Health Plans Cut in Anticipation of Obamacare Penalties

Large employers are increasing their employees’ healthcare costs -- deductibles, copays, premiums and surcharges for family members eligible...

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17 Million Eligible for Health Insurance Subsidy

Up to 17 million Americans will be eligible for tax subsidies to purchase health insurance through the state...

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Insurance Investors Have Big Day on the Hill

Investors in insurance companies may want to pay close attention to Capitol Hill today as Medicare Chief Marilyn...

Pfizer

Pfizer 3Q Earnings Powered by Oncology, Beat Estimates

The United States’ largest drug maker, Pfizer Inc., reported that Q3 earnings beat estimates.

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Eli Lilly Posts Better-than-Expected Earnings for Q3

Drug maker Eli Lilly and Co. reported better-than-expected third-quarter earnings today.

Minimum Wage Minimizes Job Growth

Job growth has been the bleakest aspect of the seemingly never-ending Great Recession. It is not even keeping...

Government Shutdown Won’t Stop Obamacare Investors from Getting Rich

Investors in the health-care arena who have visions of growing rich next week when the unemployed begin entering...

Big Pharma Discharged by Chinese Doctors

Doctors are now refusing to see pharmaceutical reps in China, for fear of being implicated in the growing...

The 9/11 Investment Strategy: Preparing for the Unexpected

“It's easier to prepare than to predict.” -- Hank Brock I gave my first talk about the 9/11...

The Opportunity in the Soon-to-be Electronic Medical Records Pain Point

Joining me this week on PowerTalk is Lauren Fifield, senior health policy advisor at Practice Fusion. Practice Fusion...