The Affordable Care Act could be before the high court again late next year. The case, from Liberty University in Virginia, challenges the employer mandate and the requirement for employers to cover contraceptives, arguing the provisions violate the school’s religious freedom. A federal appeals court had earlier said it couldn’t...
It was a clarifying day for the insurance industry on Tuesday, as the Obama administration released long-awaited regulations about how health insurance products must be designed and sold under the Affordable Care Act in 2014. The regulations spell out the benefits that all new individual and small-group plans must include....
If you thought that talk of competition in Medicare—a cornerstone of Mitt Romney’s campaign—would fall by the wayside after President Obama’s reelection, think again. Just a few weeks after the election, the liberal Center for American Progress issued a report proposing $385 billion in health care savings over 10 years....
Lockheed Martin’s Marillyn Hewson is the first woman to ascend to the role of CEO at the world’s largest defense firm. She joins Phebe Novakovic, the CEO of General Dynamics—the nation’s fifth-largest defense firm—as pioneers in their field, one historically dominated by men. And they’re not alone. As the Los...
Three of the five biggest oil companies—Shell, BP, and ExxonMobil—have recently expressed support for putting a price on carbon emissions. Shell and BP are signatories to the “Carbon Price Communique,” a statement released by more than 100 companies.
CNN reports, "the resolution elevates the Palestinian authority from "nonmember observer entity" to "nonmember observer state," the same as the Vatican. The vote was 138 delegates in favor, 9 against and 41 abstentions, including Germany." Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday said the United Nations had made an "unfortunate...