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A youth mental health crisis and a shortage of therapists and other care providers who take insurance are pushing many U.S. families into financial ruin. But it's rarely acknowledged as medical debt.

Excitement is building about a new generation of drugs that tout the ability to help adults with excess weight shed more pounds than older drugs on the market.

People who seek medical treatment for obesity or an eating disorder do so with the hope their health plan will pay for part of it. But whether it’s covered often comes down to a measure invented almost 200 years ago by a Belgian mathematician as part of his quest to…

A special task force is investigating claims and freezing accounts to determine who legitimately qualifies for the relief money. About $20 billion in unemployment money was stolen by criminals.

Environmental campaigners are welcoming moves by insurance companies to exclude coverage for fossil fuel projects because of climate change

As big firms stop insuring coal, complex schemes unlikely to find expertise needed, says Insure Our Future

The Illinois Department of Insurance is fining health insurer Celtic Insurance Co. $1.25 million for allegedly failing to cover mental health and addiction at the same levels as other medical issues.

The raging inflation is expected to increase healthcare expenditure significantly. This, along with heightened health awareness in this post-pandemic era, should drive the demand for health insurance. So, investing in fundamentally strong health insurance stocks, UnitedHealth Group (UNH) and Humana Inc. (HUM), could be wise. On the other hand, Clover…

According to Benzinga Pro following are the gainers and losers in Insurance industry for today's Intraday session.

New applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits rose 9,000 for the week ending October 8 to a seasonally adjusted 228,000. The previous week’s figure was unrevised at 219,000. The four-week moving average as of October 8 rose to 211,500 from an unrevised 206,500 as of the week ending October 1.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt scrapped plans to cut the basic rate of income tax from 20% to 19%.