Workers at the reorganized aerospace business of United Technologies Corp. have overwhelmingly ratified a three-year contract that raises pay and pensions and boosts health insurance payments. Full story
North Carolina's largest health insurer says the federal health insurance overhaul law kicking in next year will mean higher costs for about a third of its customers who pay for their own coverage and lower or stable prices for about two-thirds. Full story
Aetna Inc. said Friday that it should wrap up its acquisition of smaller health insurer Coventry Health Care Inc. within three business days. Full story
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The nation's largest health insurers are far from leaping at the chance to join new state health insurance exchanges under President Barack Obama's reform law, making it likely that some markets will have little or no competition next year. Full story
(Reuters) - Health insurer Centene Corp reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit as new contracts and expansion of existing contracts boosted revenue by 53 percent. Full story
CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis reports on Random House's fastest-selling series ever.
WellPoint caught a bid today, after the second largest health insurer announced the acquisition of Amerigroup for nearly $5 billion, with Stephen Weiss, Short Hills Capital, and Carter Worth, Oppenheimer.
A woman runs in front of policemen during a protest asking for better pay and health benefits, on International Labour Day in Medellin May 1, 2013. REUTERS/Albeiro Lopera (COLOMBIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)
