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Jul 13 2012

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

While the resistance of Republican governors has dominated the debate over the health-care law following last month’s Supreme Court decision to uphold it, a number of Democratic governors are also quietly voicing concerns about a key provision to expand coverage.

Jul 13 2012

Washington Post

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Growth in global spending on medications will slow markedly over the next four years due to a slew of new low-cost generic drugs coming to pharmacies in the U.S. and other developed countries

Jul 13 2012

PR Newswire

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iMedX Inc., a leading healthcare software and services company, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of the medical transcription assets from Florida-based Electronic Medical Transcription Services, Inc.

Jul 12 2012

PR Newswire

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Becton, Dickinson and Company, a leading global medical technology company, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Safety Syringes, Inc., a privately held California-based company that specializes in the development of anti-needlestick devices for prefilled syringes

Jul 12 2012

PR Newswire

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Care.com, the largest and fastest-growing online service in the U.S. used by families seeking high-quality care providers, announced today that it has acquired Besser Betreut GmbH, the largest online destination for care and service providers in Europe

Jul 12 2012

Bloomberg

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Asia’s biggest hospital operator, raised 6.3 billion ringgit ($2 billion) in the world’s third-largest initial public offering this year, selling shares near the high end of a marketed range.

Jul 12 2012

New York Times

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When a pharmacy sells the heartburn drug Zantac, each pill costs about 35 cents. But doctors dispensing it to patients in their offices have charged nearly 10 times that price, or $3.25 a pill.

Jul 12 2012

Bizjournals

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ERT, a global technology-driven provider of health outcomes services to biopharmaceutical sponsors and contract research organizations (CROs), announced today the acquisition of invivodata, Inc, a leading provider of electronic Patient Reported Outcomes (ePRO) solutions and Consulting services, based in Pittsburgh, PA.

Jul 11 2012

Fiscal Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Will any of the 160 million Americans who receive health insurance from their employers lose that coverage because of the Affordable Care Act?

Jul 11 2012

Bloomberg

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The takeover of Amerigroup Corp. at the richest premium for a managed care company in 15 years is turning Medicaid insurers from Centene Corp. to Molina Healthcare Inc. into the industry’s next targets.