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The Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, has been nothing if not controversial. If early filings by insurers hold, however, there may be some good news on the horizon to temper some of that controversy. Although complete final rates for 2015 won’t be out until later this year, insurers were...

The Afforable Care Act, aka Obamacare, continues to remain a hot-button political issue as America heads into its mid-term elections. And while a lot of Americans remain ambivalent about Obamacare and what it will mean for their present and future heath care needs, a new study by Bankrate.com (...

U.S. stocks declined sharply for the second day in a row as investors found little reason to reverse Thursday's bullish activity. Right off the bat, JPMorgan reported disappointing quarterly results which led to a decline in the S&P 500 index. The Volatility Index, also known as the "fear...

Officially, Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen said the organization was able and willing to enforce the insurance mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, but needs additional funding to better meet its obligations. The likelihood of that additional funding...

This weekend in Barron's online: the effects of oil at $75 a barrel, the next stage of Obamacare, as well as the prospects for Tesla's Gigafactory, DDR, Exact Sciences and more. Cover Story "Here Comes $75 Oil" by Gene Epstein. The long-term outlook for global oil prices is lower, says this week...

An important healthcare deadline is fast approaching, but many Americans appear to be either unconcerned or in the dark about how that deadline can and will affect them. Open enrollment in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), aka Obamacare, ends March 31. And people who haven't signed up for heath...

The massive size and scope of the Affordable Care Act has the potential to shake up the insurance industry. Today we will take a look at how two giant healthcare providers, UnitedHealthcare, under the parent UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) and Aetna (NYSE: AET), fared during 2013 - the year...

The White House on Monday announced it would give mid-sized employers more time to determine how to comply with the so-called “employer mandate” in the Affordable Care Act. Republicans immediately drew attention to the fact that, despite the fact employers are catching a break, individual...

The market took a bit of a breather Thursday following two strong days of gains. Earnings from two major banks failed to keep the momentum alive and investors focused on Best Buy's (NYSE: BBY) disappointing holiday guidance which contradicts the strong retail sales report earlier this week....

Bloomberg Markets Magazine February edition reported that only 16 large hedge funds – those with more than $1 billion in assets – surpassed the Standard & Poor’s 500 index for the first 10 months of 2013. The S&P gained 25.3 percent, with dividends reinvested. Of the 16 hedge funds that...

There was no large-scale Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) news that moved the stock Tuesday, but for the investor doing their homework, any news is important. Here are a few headlines you might have missed: Apple Under Fire in Australia The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, an Australian...

This weekend in Barron's online: a special report on the outlook for 2014. Also, the prospects for eBay, YPF, Innophos Holdings and more. Cover Story "An Upbeat View of 2014" by Vito J. Racanelli. After the crazy ride of the past six years, Wall Street analysts see things settling down to normal...

If you work for a small company, you might soon be part of Obamacare, if you’re not already. Small businesses are increasingly deciding to drop employer-sponsored healthcare coverage for their employees and encouraging them to head to healthcare.gov for one of the new plans that are part of...

A recent study from The Journal of the American Medical Association predicted healthcare spending in the United States will increase to about $3.3 trillion by 2015. Around $1 trillion of that will be for rising hospital expenses. Shareholders of Health Management Associates (NYSE: HMA), HCA...

Health care in the United States currently costs $2.7 trillion annually. One-third, or just under $1 trillion of that comes from hospital charges, according to a recent study in The Journal of the American Medical Association, cited by The New York Times Monday. Every year hospital charges...