TOM MURPHY

January 23, 2021 at 5:53 am

Insurers add food to coverage menu as way to improve health VIEW

When COVID-19 first swarmed the United States, one health insurer called some customers with a question: Do you have enough to eat? Oscar Health wanted... Updated 9:28 am

• Business

January 21, 2021 at 5:51 am

Lilly: Drug can prevent COVID-19 illness in nursing homes

Residents and staff who got the drug had up to a 57% lower risk of getting COVID-19 compared to others at the same facility who...

• Nation & World

January 20, 2021 at 3:51 am

UnitedHealth overcomes pandemic hit and tops 4Q expectations

UnitedHealth’s fourth-quarter earnings tumbled as costs from COVID-19 hit the health insurance provider, but results still easily beat expectations. Health care use rebounded in the...

• Business

January 13, 2021 at 11:26 am

EXPLAINER: Vaccine push gains steam but many still face wait

More Americans are now eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine but they may still face a wait for their first shot even as supplies increase....

• Local News
• Health

January 7, 2021 at 5:30 am

Walgreens tops fiscal 1Q forecasts as it fights pandemic hit

Walgreens Boots Alliance lost $308 million in its first fiscal quarter on a big charge tied to its stake in the drug wholesaler AmerisourceBergen. COVID-19...

• Business

January 6, 2021 at 5:06 am

Walgreens to sell drug wholesale business for $6.5B

Walgreens Boots Alliance will sell its pharmaceutical wholesale business to AmerisourceBergen in a $6.5 billion cash and stock deal. Pharmaceutical wholesalers essentially act as middlemen,...

• Business

January 4, 2021 at 10:12 am

Bid to address health costs by 3 corporate giants is over

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A health care venture conceived by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan to attack soaring costs is dissolving. Haven, which was formed in...

• Business

December 23, 2020 at 6:48 am

Insurance shoppers: Plan now to trim next spring’s tax bill

An unpleasant tax surprise may be lurking next spring for some people who bought health insurance this year on the Affordable Care Act’s coverage marketplaces....

• Business

December 18, 2020 at 8:35 am

Insurer Centene’s 2021 forecast misses Street expectations

Aggressive competition on the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplaces has pushed Centene into a lower-than-expected 2021 earnings forecast. The St. Louis-based insurer said Friday...

• Business

December 15, 2020 at 6:26 am

Lilly lays out 2021 expectations, gene therapy acquisition

Shares of Eli Lilly climbed Tuesday after the drugmaker laid out a better-than-expected revenue forecast and plans to buy a young company developing a potential...

• Business