For nearly two years between 2012 and 2014, every monthly jobs report hinted at a big change in health care — and our economy:
Hospitals just weren't hiring.
"Jobs are growing. Health care is booming. So why are hospitals flat?" I wondered last August in FORBES.
It was an important development because hospitals historically have been ...

One of critics' biggest worries about Obamacare is that the law has had negative effects on the labor market.
And a new analysis finds some evidence for that: The Affordable Care Act's employer mandate may be leading companies to cut hours for some workers.
Ben Casselman, the excellent economics writer for FiveThirtyEight, has written a ...

Labor Day was created to honor American workers, and this year — despite the Great Recession — there are more of them than ever.
Total U.S. employment topped 139 million workers as of August 1, 2014, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data. (That number is expected to climb again when the Labor Department releases its new ...

Goodbye, doctor’s office. Hello, Walmart?
Based on Walmart’s latest moves, it’s not as unlikely as it sounds.
After years of “Will they or won’t they?” discussion, Walmart is making its long-awaited move into delivering primary care: The retailer has quietly opened a half-dozen primary care clinics across South Carolina and Texas, and plans ...