Friday, 4 September 2015

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Highmark losses mount for ACA exchange plans, Allegheny Health Network
Thursday, September 03, 2015 6:15 PM
Highmark Health reported an operating loss of $171 million during the first six months of the year as losses soared for health plans sold in Affordable Care Act exchanges.


Bernd retiring as longtime CEO of Sentara Healthcare
Thursday, September 03, 2015 5:26 PM
David Bernd, CEO of Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Healthcare, is retiring next year. Howard Kern, Sentara's president and COO, assumes the role after Bernd's retirement, effective March 3, 2016.


Kirk Adams leaving longtime SEIU post
Thursday, September 03, 2015 5:15 PM
Kirk Adams, the longtime healthcare chief for the Service Employees International Union, is leaving that role to join the Healthcare Education Project, a joint effort of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East and the Greater New York Hospital...


Acquisition of Covidien bumps Medtronic's first-quarter sales by 12%
Thursday, September 03, 2015 3:45 PM
Leading medical-device maker Medtronic on Thursday reported a 12% jump in revenue for the first quarter of its fiscal 2016 over the same period last year, driven by its purchase of surgical-device maker Covidien in January.


Sandoz launches sale of biosimilar Zarxio
Thursday, September 03, 2015 3:30 PM
The first biosimilar medication approved in the U.S. made its way to the market on Thursday, ushering in a new era of competition between such drugs and the original high-cost biologic therapies they emulate.


HHS targets discrimination based on sex, gender identity
Thursday, September 03, 2015 3:30 PM
HHS proposed on Thursday to ban discrimination against transgender people throughout the healthcare system, carrying out anti-bias provisions in the Affordable Care Act.


Pfizer completes $15B acquisition of Hospira
Thursday, September 03, 2015 3:00 PM
Drugmaker Pfizer says it has completed its roughly $15 billion purchase of the injectable-drug maker and infusion-device manufacturer Hospira, expanding its product offerings in a growing medical market.


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