Search results for

Maryland-based Evergreen Health Co-op is one of nearly two dozen nonprofit insurers created by the health act. They will be owned by the policyholders and are supposed to add competition and lower prices for coverage. they're supposed to add competition and lower prices for medical coverage. But they can't do either without customers.

As early as 2015, firms with more than 200 employees may have to automatically enroll their workers in a company health plan. Though workers can opt out, some still find the provision patronizing.

There's a lot of buzz about how big data and now blockchain will "solve climate change." Scientists are concerned that the hype plays into a dangerous idea that there's a technological magic bullet.

After a series of $14 tax bills went unnoticed, San Francisco auctioned Presidio Terrace off to the highest bidder — a couple from San Jose. They're thinking of charging residents to park there.

The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that as recently as 2016, Exxon executives were privately pushing back on the idea that humans need to cut their use of oil and gas to limit global warming.

Art crime expert Erin Thompson digs into the dirt around antiquities in her new book — what motivates collectors, what justifications they give and the politics around their acquisitions.

Investigators are still trying to determine just how much money investors lost in Bernard Madoff's alleged Ponzi scheme. Estimates run as high as $50 billion. A big question facing regulators is how they could have missed a scheme that may date back as far as 20 years.

Treasury Secretary Geithner leaves Thursday for Great Britain, where he'll attend a meeting of the Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors. Those countries account for 90 percent of the global economy, and the purpose of the meeting is to come up with a coordinated plan for dealing with the international economic crisis.

What does it mean to be enrolled in Obamacare? The administration says nearly 27,000 people signed up for coverage through HealthCare.gov in the first month. But that number includes people who picked a plan but haven't made a payment yet. The insurance industry says someone is enrolled only after the first premium payment. Using that standard, the enrollment numbers would be even lower. But the law's defenders say it's unrealistic to expect enrollees to pay three months before their coverage begins.

Purdue Pharma has filed for bankruptcy as it settles lawsuits with states and governments over the opioid crisis. Purdue's board of directors approved the litigation settlement on Sunday.