President Barack Obama said Tuesday he was open to four new Republican proposals on health care legislation, in a gesture of bipartisanship meant to jump-start his stalled drive to overhaul the system. Obama detailed the ideas, all of which were raised at a bipartisan health care summit last week, in a letter to congressional leaders. In a nod to his ...

Social service provider Providence Service Corp. predicted Monday that it will earn more than expected in the fourth quarter after it slashed expenses and earned more from Medicaid programs. Providence, which offers government-sponsored services, said it will report earnings of 42 cents a share for the final ...

Health insurer Centene Corp. said Monday that it has completed the sale of the Medicaid assets of its New Jersey subsidiary, University Health Plans, to Amerigroup New Jersey Inc. The sale was announced in November 2008, but Amerigroup sought to scuttle the deal a month later, citing ...

Health care outsourcing company Magellan Health Services Inc. said Friday its fourth-quarter profit jumped on higher revenue, mainly from Medicaid. Magellan said net income rose 85 percent to $43.8 million, or $1.25 per share, from $25.6 million, or 61 cents per share, a year earlier ...