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| Cancer specialists urge letting Medicare negotiate drug prices | | Thursday, July 23, 2015 7:00 PM | |
| | Cancer patients who receive life-prolonging drugs often face bills for those therapies that are several times greater than their annual family income. A commentary published Thursday by more than 100 cancer specialists is the latest effort to curb... |
| Illinois must pay Cook County's Medicaid providers, judge rules | | Thursday, July 23, 2015 6:15 PM | |
| | A federal judge says payments to Medicaid providers in Cook County, Ill., must continue even without a state budget. U.S. District Judge Joan Lefkow ordered the payments Thursday after advocates for Medicaid recipients brought the matter to court. |
| Sales growth, lower recall charges boost Stryker earnings | | Thursday, July 23, 2015 5:58 PM | |
| | Stryker's earnings have rebounded in the second quarter of 2015 as expenses from last year's recall of hip implants have declined. The Kalamazoo, Mich.-based medical-device maker saw its numbers triple in part because of strong sales in... |
| Senate panel will push HHS to delay Stage 3 MU rules | | Thursday, July 23, 2015 3:45 PM | |
| | The Senate HELP Committee wants to delay Stage 3 meaningful-use rules, Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) said during a news conference Thursday. It's one recommendation in an effort to get providers on board to adopt EHRs. |
| Free-standing ERs boost Adeptus Health Q2 revenue | | Thursday, July 23, 2015 12:45 PM | |
| | Taking a strong position in the free-standing emergency room sector that is expanding across the country, Adeptus Health's revenue skyrocketed in the second quarter of 2015. |
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