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Feb 05 2010

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Inverness Medical Innovations has agreed to pay $110 million in cash to buy a unit of Kroll Inc., a subsidiary of Marsh and McLennan Cos. Inc.

Feb 05 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The global IPO market is struggling on unsure footing, with deals pricing poorly or getting canceled outright across several continents.

Feb 05 2010

mobihealthnews

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Text4Baby aims to address the U.S. infant mortality public health crisis: More than 500,000 babies are born prematurely every year

Feb 05 2010

Washington Times

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Nowhere will the effects of the out-of-control spending be greater than at federal regulatory agencies that act as a gatekeeper, or brake, on innovative products and technologies

Feb 05 2010

Washington Post

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Changes to Medicare, the federal health plan for the elderly, may be damaging important aspects of cancer care

Feb 05 2010

Washington Post

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Sen. Landrieu tried to quell critics who accused her of making a backroom deal to secure $300 million in Medicaid funding for Louisiana in the Senate’s health care reform bill

Feb 05 2010

New York Times

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With the health care overhaul on a back burner, drug makers are getting a sinking sense of how a piecemeal public policy future might look for them

Feb 05 2010

HealthLeadersMedia

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Illinois Supreme Court struck down law that caps medical malpractice noneconomic damages awards at $1 million for hospitals and $500,000 for physicians

Feb 04 2010

Reuters

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Spheris Inc, a provider of document services for hospitals, filed for bankruptcy – to sell its U.S. business to MedQuist Inc for $75.25 million, according to court documents.

Feb 04 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Some leading hospitals are reporting failure rates for Medtronic Inc.’s fracture-prone defibrillator wires that are significantly higher than what the company has publicly disclosed

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Kevin RocheThe Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.

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