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Should drugstore chains own pharmacy benefits managers? MedCity (afternoon)...
WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island — When drugstore chain CVS said in 2006 that it would buy CareMark Rx — one of the nation’s largest pharmacy benefits managers — critics complained that the combination could...
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Cleveland Clinic gets grants, license agreement, invests in digital medicine...
The Cleveland Clinic has received a $2.75 million federal grant to study the use of stem cells in treating multiple sclerosis, Crain’s Cleveland Business reported today. The four-year grant from the...
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Don’t blame immigrants for high U.S. health costs: MedCity Morning Read, Feb....
Image by celikins via Flickr Highlights of the important and the interesting from the world of health care: Don’t blame immigrants for high U.S. health costs: While some lawmakers delight in blaming...
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When marketing trumps medicine: MedCity Morning Read, Feb. 15, 2010
Highlights of the important and the interesting from the world of health care: When marketing trumps medicine: The runaway popularity of robotic prostate surgery is a case study in the triumph of...
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Where's the competition in health insurance? MedCity Morning Read, Feb. 25, 2010
Image via Wikipedia Highlights of the important and the interesting from the world of health care: Where’s the health insurance competition? In a country seemingly founded on the idea that competition...
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NovoLogix remakes itself to tame bizarre drug pricing system
NovoLogix Inc. is not the easiest company to understand. But it does have a colorful past and an intriguing future. Once a $400 million force in the home-health care market, the former Ancillary Care...
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Josh Makower for president
Dr. Josh Makower, founder/CEO, ExploraMed Development LLC “Are you ready to listen about the demise of our industry?” one med tech executive asked another at today’s LifeScience Alley luncheon. “Yes,...
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Morning Read: Why we must change how primary care docs get paid
Highlights of the important and the interesting from the world of healthcare: Why we must change how primary care docs get paid: A study of how primary care doctors at one Philadelphia practice spend...
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Morning Read: What makes a healthcare expert?
Highlights of the important and the interesting from the world of healthcare: What makes a healthcare expert? The Health Care Renewal blog isn’t happy about the media portraying leaders of healthcare...
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Morning Read: VCs look to skirt proposed tax changes
Highlights of the important and the interesting from the world of healthcare: VCs look to skirt proposed tax changes: While it’s far from certain that the proposal will pass Congress, changes may be...
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Morning Read: Wellpoint bets on telehealth
Highlights of the important and the interesting from the world of healthcare: Wellpoint bets on telehealth: Wellpoint plans to join UnitedHealthcare in offering online video chat services to members,...
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Morning Read: Wellpoint suffers third security glitch of last 3.5 years
Highlights of the important and the interesting from the world of healthcare: Wellpoint suffers third security glitch of last 3.5 years: A security glitch at a WellPoint website may have publicly...
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UnitedHealth bets big on building national telemedicine network
In the not-too-distant-future, Dr. Jim Woodburn says, patients can reach their doctors on the phone. If that doesn’t sound too impressive, consider this: The doctor can literally see the patient,...
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Self-service health screening, monitoring aims at retail: Kiosk maker...
Company name: SoloHealth Inc. Industry: Digital health. Location: Duluth, Georgia. Solution/product: The SoloHealth Station is a free, touch-screen kiosk that lets consumers in high-traffic retail...
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Third Point Capital hedge fund buys Atena, Cigna, United, Wellpoint stocks
Third Point Capital, the New York-based hedge fund run by Dan Loeb, released its second-quarter 13-F after the closing bell on Tuesday. This filing revealed Third Point's long equity holdings as of...
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WellPoint expands collaboration with health and wellness program provider...
WellPoint, Inc. announced today an innovative, consumer-centered wellness offering specially designed to help Americans optimize their health through the company's relationship with Healthways, a...
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WellPoint reorganization will help integrate Amerigroup, expand in Medicaid...
In an effort to ensure a smooth integration of its most recent acquisition, WellPoint (NYSE:WLP) will reorganize into four business units, including distinct units for Medicare and Medicaid. The...
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Insurer WellPoint’s 4Q profit jumps 38 percent
INDIANA - Health insurance giant WellPoint Inc. announced higher-than-expected fourth quarter profits, but lowered its guidance for 2013 earnings amid concerns about the flu, federal budget...
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Insurers tally flu’s costs as U.S. epidemic continues
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The bills for the flu - at epidemic levels in the United States this winter - are piling up. The nation's three largest insurers, UnitedHealth Group Inc, WellPoint Inc, and Aetna...
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How do private insurers set reimbursement rates? CMO sheds light on...
“Coin-toss medicine” was the preferred term that Dr. Samuel Nussbaum used on Wednesday to describe the problems with today’s healthcare system. Nussbaum, the chief medical officer and executive vice...
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