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KAPIDEX to be marketed as DEXILANT in the U.S.

Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc. announced today that KAPIDEX™ (dexlansoprazole) will be marketed in the United States under the new product trade name DEXILANT™ (dexlansoprazole). The product is indicated for heartburn associated with symptomatic non-erosive gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), the healing of erosive esophagitis (EE) and the maintenance of healed EE.

5 Mar 2010

Sebelius meets with insurance execs, challenges them to be transparent

Reuters: During a meeting today, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius pressed the CEOs of some of the nation's largest health insurers about increases in insurance premiums. "The meeting added more uncertainty for an industry that has already become Democrats' top target in their bid to overhaul the nation's healthcare system, and shares of health insurers continued to fall in late-morning trading."

5 Mar 2010

The White House full court press on health care

Reuters: President Obama is holding "two meetings with Democratic legislators at the White House on Thursday as he pushes for a vote this month on his healthcare overall plan." The first, which was scheduled for 1:30 p.m. EST, "is expected to include 11 left-leaning members and leaders of minority groups in the House of Representatives, a White House spokesman said." The second meeting "is with leaders of the New Democrat Coalition, a group of centrist Democrats. Seven U.S. representatives are expected to attend that meeting" (Zengerle, 3/4).

5 Mar 2010

MED3OOO, Acryness announce strategic partnership to provide QuikBill patient billing solutions

MED3OOO, a leading healthcare management and technology company, and Acryness, a document processing and mailing organization, announce a strategic partnership to provide patient-friendly and intelligent content-driven statement solutions. The partnership will provide the MED3OOO QuikBill patient billing solutions, powered by Acryness, to MED3OOO's Revenue Cycle Management and ASP Practice Management clients.

5 Mar 2010

Obama pushes reconciliation, action on health care overhaul

In his White House speech Wednesday afternoon, President Barack Obama outlined his updated health overhaul plan and endorsed a legislative maneuver meant to move the congressional efforts on health care reform forward.

4 Mar 2010

U.S. Vascular Access Holdings acquires National Vascular Care

Fresenius Medical Care, the world’s largest provider of dialysis services and products, today announced that its subsidiary, U.S. Vascular Access Holdings, LLC has completed the acquisition of National Vascular Care Inc.

4 Mar 2010

Democrats now see a homestretch for health overhaul plan

President Barack Obama will take to the road next week for a push in America's heartland on health care reform.

4 Mar 2010

Watson Pharmaceuticals to acquire U.S. rights to Columbia's bioadhesive progesterone gel products

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced an agreement to expand their Women's Health brand product portfolio with the acquisition of the exclusive U.S. rights to Columbia Laboratories, Inc.'s bioadhesive progesterone gel products currently marketed under the trade names CRINONE® and PROCHIEVE® for the indications of infertility and secondary amenorrhea.

4 Mar 2010

DVT Awareness In Motion: Educational program on the importance of preventative care for DVT

The Coalition to Prevent Deep-Vein Thrombosis moves into action with the seventh national DVT Awareness Month by introducing DVT Awareness In Motion, a educational program designed to drive dialogue about the importance of preventative care for DVT via simple movements – that can be done anywhere and anytime.

4 Mar 2010

SXC Health Solutions reports 2009 financial results

SXC Health Solutions Corp., announces its financial results for the three- and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2009. Financial references are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.

4 Mar 2010

CML Healthcare Income Fund reports increase revenue for 2009 fiscal year

CML HealthCare Income Fund today reported its financial results for the three and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2009.

4 Mar 2010

First Edition: March 4, 2010

Today's headlines offer more detail about President Obama's health reform speech, his call for quick congressional action and reconciliation.

4 Mar 2010

Scientists, researchers and healthcare professionals to convene in Atlanta to set agenda for HAI prevention

Three thousand scientists, researchers and healthcare professionals from throughout the world specializing in epidemiology and infectious diseases will convene March 18-22 in Atlanta with the goal of setting the agenda for healthcare-associated infection (HAI) prevention for the next decade.

4 Mar 2010

SpePharm Holding acquires global rights to Savene from TopoTarget

SpePharm Holding, BV today announced the acquisition of the worldwide (with the exception of North and South America) rights to Savene® from TopoTarget A/S (Copenhagen, Denmark). As part of the acquisition SpePharm will also take on the European sales force of TopoTarget. Savene®, which has been marketed by TopoTarget since its approval by the EMEA in July 2006, is the only approved product for the treatment of extravasations, or leakage out of the blood stream, of certain commonly used anticancer drugs known as anthracyclines.

4 Mar 2010

SXC Health Solutions and HealthSpring sign PBM contract

SXC Health Solutions Corp., a leading provider of pharmacy benefit management (PBM) products and services, today announced that its informedRx PBM unit has been awarded a contract with HealthSpring Inc.

4 Mar 2010

Congressman Chaka Fattah's statement on healthcare plan

"There's an old expression: 'Lead, follow, or get out of the way.' President Obama today has stepped up in a big way and asserted his leadership. Solid majorities in Congress and a national mandate from the voters are prepared to follow the President's lead and get this job done. Make no mistake: there will be a vote on healthcare.

4 Mar 2010

Best Doctors Canada President available to discuss retesting of pathology reports Opinion

Canada's health experts are among the very best in the world, but Canadians may be surprised to learn that when it comes to reading their pathology reports, it is imperative that they seek a second opinion.

4 Mar 2010

Long-term sustainability of Medicare and Medicaid: Successful innovation needed

Despite the loss of the Democrats' supermajority necessary to pass comprehensive national healthcare reform, new federal legislation is needed to promote greater efficiency in the medical delivery system.

4 Mar 2010

Move from paper to EMR: Time to start making the switch is now

The prospect of the U.S. healthcare system moving from paper to electronic medical records (EMR) has given rise to a host of thorny questions on matters of privacy, security, logistics and more. But according to EMR attorneys at the national law firm of LeClairRyan, the time to start making the switch is now–in part because the federal government will soon finalize important new guidelines on what healthcare providers need to do in order to "go digital."

4 Mar 2010

Healthcare advocates urge passage of SB 726 legislation to end California's growing healthcare disparities

Leading healthcare advocates and civil justice groups today urged legislators and Governor Schwarzenegger to pass SB 726 (Ashburn), legislation that would expand and extend a pilot program under the Medical Board of California, allowing hospitals in rural and low-income communities to directly employ needed physicians.

4 Mar 2010