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Administration brief defends Medicaid expansion

Administration attorneys defended on Friday the part of President Barack Obama's healthcare law that expands the Medicaid program for the poor and disabled and said Congress has the power to set the terms under which it will disburse funds to the states.

14 Feb 2012

Merck Serono, Mendor sign blood glucose meter distribution agreement

Mendor, the Finnish diabetes technology company, continues its rapid growth and is excited to announce yet another international partnership - now opening the United Kingdom for its innovative products. Mendor has just signed a distribution agreement with a leading pharmaceutical company in the Diabetes field Merck Serono, covering the United Kingdom diabetes market.

14 Feb 2012

GAO finds big disparities in prices of some medical devices

News outlets examine a variety of health workplace issues, including a GAO report on medical device prices and efforts to get health workers vaccinated for the flu.

14 Feb 2012

States' Medicaid spending on target; Feds deny further Fla. Medicaid privatization

A survey says most state Medicaid budgets are on target through a series of program changes. In the meantime, CMS has denied a Florida proposal to expand Medicaid privatization there.

14 Feb 2012

President's budget adds to CMS for health law implementation, cuts Medicare/Medicaid

President Barack Obama on Monday proposed more aggressive deficit reductions through savings from Medicare, Medicaid and other federal healthcare programs than the White House put forward just five months ago.

14 Feb 2012

Microsoft, GE announce several developments for planned joint venture

General Electric Co. (GE), through its healthcare IT business, and Microsoft Corp. today announced several developments for their planned 50-50 joint venture, including the intention to demonstrate future product capabilities at HIMSS12, the year's largest healthcare IT trade show, later this month.

14 Feb 2012

Despite contraception compromise, Catholic bishops, Congressional Republicans vow to continue fight

At Masses across the country Sunday, Roman Catholic priests blasted the Obama administration's compromise on contraceptive insurance coverage, a sign the White House's backtrack late last week did little to defuse the controversy. The new policy requires religious employers such as universities and charities to cover contraception in employee health plans but shifts the responsibility for paying for it away from the employer and on to its health-insurance provider. Previously, the administration had required all employers apart from churches to cover contraception in their employee-insurance plans.

14 Feb 2012

Scientists identify more than 100 new cases of alkaptonuria

Scientists at the University of Liverpool, working with international partners, have shown a rare genetic disease, that causes crippling osteoarthritis in the spine and major joints, is far more prevalent worldwide than previously thought.

14 Feb 2012

InComm announces acquisition of Medagate

InComm, a leading prepaid product and transaction services company, announced today that it has acquired Medagate Corporation, the company that powers OTCNetwork, the only national closed loop over-the-counter (OTC) healthcare benefits payments platform.

13 Feb 2012

Premier healthcare alliance awards new agreements for feeding pumps, sets, tubes and devices

The Premier healthcare alliance today announced new agreements for feeding pumps, sets, tubes and devices have been awarded to Abbott Nutrition of Columbus, Ohio; CORPAK MedSystems Inc. of Buffalo Grove, Ill.; Covidien of Mansfield, Mass.; Kimberly-Clark Global Sales LLC of Roswell, Ga.; and Moog Inc. Medical Devices Group of Salt Lake City, Utah.

13 Feb 2012

President's budget to call for Medicare, Medicaid cuts - but no major changes

News organizations got a preview of the multi-trillion-dollar federal budget President Barack Obama is expected to propose on Monday.

13 Feb 2012

Even in dramatic times of crisis it is possible to assure public health

Even in dramatic times of crisis, when the Gross National Product collapses, it is still possible to assure a good level of public health. If one is prepared to strengthen the public system of healthcare. "Look for instance to Cuba in the nineties", say scientists from the Antwerp Institute of Tropical Medicine.

13 Feb 2012

Elevated levels of cell-free fetal DNA early in pregnancy do not predict preeclampsia

In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting -, in Dallas, Texas, researchers will report findings that indicate that elevated levels of cell-free DNA in the first trimester do not predict the subsequent development of preeclampsia.

13 Feb 2012

Linden to acquire SeraCare

SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc., a global life sciences company providing vital products and services to facilitate the discovery, development and production of human diagnostics and therapeutics, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of Linden Capital Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm that focuses on middle market leveraged buyout investments in the healthcare and life science industries.

13 Feb 2012

Regeneron reports total revenues of $123.0M for fourth quarter 2011

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and full year 2011 and provided an update on development programs.

13 Feb 2012

Ensign acquires Connected Home Health

The Ensign Group, Inc., announced today that an Ensign subsidiary has acquired Connected Home Health, a small home health agency based in Portland, Oregon. The asset acquisition was effective as of February 10, 2012.

13 Feb 2012

State roundup: Fraud crackdowns, searching for more doctors, immigrant health care

Illinois Democrats running state government have waited more than a year to win federal approval for a new plan to fight fraud in the health program for 2.7 million of the state's poorest residents. Facing increasing Republican pressure to put reforms in place, this week Quinn's team told the Obama administration that Illinois will wait no longer.

13 Feb 2012

Lew defends adminstration on contraception, McConnell calls for president to 'back down'

The Republican battle against the President Obama's new birth-control mandate will continue until the policy is reversed, the top GOP senator warned Sunday. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Obama's rule requiring employer-based healthcare plans – even those sponsored by faith-based groups – to cover contraception infringes on the religious freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution.

13 Feb 2012

Health spending, insurance profits down

Health spending has declined, according to a new study, and it appears to be affecting insurance company bottom lines.

13 Feb 2012

Study looks at link between delivery time and outcomes for infants with birth defects

Weekday delivery is no better than night or weekend delivery for infants with birth defects, according to a new study presented today at The Pregnancy Meeting, the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual conference. The finding is good news for all parties - moms, babies and healthcare teams - and suggests that this high-risk population of women should deliver when their bodies are ready to deliver, regardless of the day or time.

13 Feb 2012

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Administration brief defends Medicaid expansion

Merck Serono, Mendor sign blood glucose meter distribution agreement

GAO finds big disparities in prices of some medical devices

States' Medicaid spending on target; Feds deny further Fla. Medicaid privatization

President's budget adds to CMS for health law implementation, cuts Medicare/Medicaid

Microsoft, GE announce several developments for planned joint venture

Despite contraception compromise, Catholic bishops, Congressional Republicans vow to continue fight

Scientists identify more than 100 new cases of alkaptonuria

InComm announces acquisition of Medagate

Premier healthcare alliance awards new agreements for feeding pumps, sets, tubes and devices

President's budget to call for Medicare, Medicaid cuts - but no major changes

Even in dramatic times of crisis it is possible to assure public health

Elevated levels of cell-free fetal DNA early in pregnancy do not predict preeclampsia

Linden to acquire SeraCare

Regeneron reports total revenues of $123.0M for fourth quarter 2011

Ensign acquires Connected Home Health

State roundup: Fraud crackdowns, searching for more doctors, immigrant health care

Lew defends adminstration on contraception, McConnell calls for president to 'back down'

Health spending, insurance profits down

Study looks at link between delivery time and outcomes for infants with birth defects

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