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Jan 28 2010

Dark Daily

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Spectrum Laboratory announced a merger with Carilion Labs  – the combined enterprise will have revenue of $300 million and be one of the nation’s larger clinical laboratory companies

Jan 28 2010

BusinessWeek

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Boosting co-pays for doctor visits and other outpatient care reduces seniors’ use of those services, but may sharply increase hospitalizations

Jan 28 2010

rediff.com

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In an emerging trend, doctors are joining hands with VC’s, drug firms and medical equipment vendors to set up advanced medical care facilities at low costs.

Jan 28 2010

Wall Street Journal

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5minutes Ltd. and Prevention magazine are betting that consumers will increasingly integrate health and lifestyle content into their daily Web use

Jan 28 2010

Reuters

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Older people who have higher co-payments are more likely to end up in the hospital, making their treatment more costly, according to U.S. study

Jan 28 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Investment bankers were largely optimism about the IPO market for 2010.  But, there’s a dark side: One dog could scare everyone away.

Jan 28 2010

New York Times

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Obama drew sustained laughter when he declared that “by now it should be fairly obvious that I didn’t take on health care because it was good politics”

Jan 28 2010

Wall Street Journal

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WellPoint’s efforts to control medical costs include “more aggressive” contract negotiations with providers and utilizing medical management levers

Jan 28 2010

BusinessWire

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AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions announced that it has acquired Medical Account Services (MAS), the premier anesthesia billing company

Jan 28 2010

HealthImaging.com

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Welch Allyn will preview a portable ECG, as well as wireless connectivity module for the Spot Vital Signs LXi at this week’s Arab Health Congress

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