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More Debate Over National Health Care Costs

Posted: April 10, 2012 at 6:49 am

Who is right about what health care costs will be in the U.S. over the next decade? No one. The figure is too hard to come by, as is any ...
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Ohio Medicaid Losses Wreck Providers (MOH, CNC, AGP, WCG)

Posted: April 9, 2012 at 9:58 am

Molina Healthcare Inc. (NYSE: MOH) and Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) are both seeing their shares take a real beating.  On a day where most stocks are lower because of Friday's ...
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Theravance Jumps on Glaxo Investment (THRX, GSK)

Posted: April 2, 2012 at 12:23 pm

Theravance Inc. (NASDAQ: THRX) got a big boost today from a purchase of 10 million additional shares by GlaxoSmithKline plc (NYSE: GSK) at a 7.5% premium to a volume-weighted average ...
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Merger Watchdogs Asleep in Medco-Express PBM Merger? (MHS, ESRX)

Posted: April 2, 2012 at 10:03 am

Isn't the current administration's watch-dog policy supposed to police mergers and acquisitions in regards to competition and pricing power?  Many industry watch groups have been opposed to the merger where ...
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Express Scripts, Medco Merger Completed (ESRX, CVS)

Posted: April 2, 2012 at 9:43 am

The $29.1 billion merger between Express Scripts Inc. (NASDAQ: ESRX) and Medco Health Solutions Inc. has been cleared by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the companies have announced that ...
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Oracle Buys Drug Trial Software Firm (ORCL)

Posted: March 29, 2012 at 10:14 am

Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) has announced that it will acquire ClearTrial, a maker of cloud-based Clinical Trial Operations applications for an undisclosed sum. The transaction is expected to close in ...
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Globus Files For IPO, Profitable Medical Devices (GMED)

Posted: March 29, 2012 at 7:11 am

Globus Medical, Inc. is the latest of the companies filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission to come public via an initial public offering.  No terms were projected yet but ...
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Supreme Court Tackles Individual Mandate

Posted: March 28, 2012 at 12:54 pm

The US Supreme Court this morning listened to arguments related to the individual mandate provision of the health care reform act, or Obamacare. The court has three clear options: one, ...
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Supreme Court Could Be Lining Up Against Obamacare

Posted: March 27, 2012 at 2:53 pm

In a second day of argument, the US Supreme Court today seemed to indicate that the majority of justices are coming down against the individual mandate in the health care ...
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Standard Register Shares Jump on New Deal (SR)

Posted: March 23, 2012 at 1:48 pm

Printing and communications company Standard Register Co. (NYSE: SR) announced today that it had signed an agreement with HealthTrust Purchasing Group LP that includes, for the first time, a contract ...
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St. Jude, Device Maker Settle Royalty Dispute (STJ, KNSY)

Posted: March 19, 2012 at 10:58 am

St. Jude Medical Inc. (NYSE: STJ) has settled a royalty dispute with medical device maker Kensey Nash Corp. (NASDAQ: KNSY) over a device that St. Jude licensed from Kensey in ...
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States Where Seniors Cannot Afford to Live

Posted: March 15, 2012 at 6:36 am

The average older American living independently does not have the means to meet basic standards of living, according to a report published by Wider Opportunities for Women (WOW) and the ...
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Merck Close to 52-Week High After Earnings (MRK)

Posted: February 2, 2012 at 8:55 am

Merck & Company, Inc. (NYSE: MRK) is trading up after its earnings report.  With a high dividend yield of 4.4%, many investors are watching this despite a stance of little ...
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Pfizer Sneaks By Earnings Estimates (PFE, MRK)

Posted: January 31, 2012 at 7:17 am

Pfizer, Inc. (NYSE: PFE) looks good on the surface on its earnings report for the fourth quarter, but the company's guidance may be getting in the way a bit.  The ...
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FTC Sues To Block Omnicare/PharMerica Merger; Express/Medco Next? (OCR, PMC, MHS, ESRX, T)

Posted: January 27, 2012 at 5:31 pm

The Federal Trade Commission is suing to block the merger between Omnicare, Inc. (NYSE: OCR) and Pharmerica Corporation (NYSE: PMC), where Omnicare is seeking to acquire the rival pharmacy provider PharMerica.... It ...
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