(Reuters) By Caroline Humer and Ankur Banerjee - UnitedHealth Group Inc, the largest U.S. health insurer, on Tuesday raised the possibility of stronger profit growth in 2017 as it exits the government-subsidized insurance market commonly known as Obamacare, encouraging investors who have been negati

LONDON (Reuters)By Reuters Staff - Britain's healthcare cost agency NICE, which determines if medicines should be used in the state health system, plans to fast-track its recommendations for the most cost-effective new drugs. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) said on T

CHICAGO (Reuters)By Mark Miller - Medicare will cost you more in 2017 - all the more reason to scrutinize your coverage as the annual open enrollment gets under way this weekend. Open enrollment - which runs from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7 - is the time of year when Medicare enrollees can switch their Part D

SINGAPORE (Reuters)By Fathin Ungku - Singapore's efforts to boost its fertility rate have just entered a new dimension - a much tinier one."You need a very small space to have sex," Singapore senior minister of state Josephine Teo was quoted by the Straits Times newspaper as saying in a bid to

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)By Megan Brooks - Hospitals in states that expanded Medicare under the Affordable Care Act have reaped financial benefits in terms of reductions in uncompensated care costs, increases in Medicaid revenue, and improved profit margins, a new study suggests."Overall, it does s

(Reuters Health) By Linda Thrasybule - Many older Americans aren't taking advantage of e-health resources, a new study suggests. Internet use has "become part of the social norm," said lead researcher Dr. Yan Hong of Texas A&M University in College Station, who specializes in human health beha