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Drug compounder offers cheap version of $750-a-pill Turing drug
Friday, October 23, 2015 8:45 PM
Stepping into the furor over eye-popping price spikes for old generic medicines, a maker of compounded drugs will begin selling $1 doses of Daraprim, whose price recently was jacked up to $750 per pill by Turing Pharmaceuticals.


Athenahealth sees profit hike from expanding network
Friday, October 23, 2015 7:10 PM
Athenahealth, Inc., a cloud-based electronic health-records company, Thursday reported considerable growth in its third quarter ended Sept. 30, after adding a record number of providers to its network.


Investor-owned hospital companies head into choppy waters
Friday, October 23, 2015 6:13 PM
The third quarter is already shaping up to be a difficult one for publicly traded hospital chains, and the full picture will begin to take shape this week as earnings season begins.


Study by non-partisan GAO on ACA eligibility flaws draws fire
Friday, October 23, 2015 3:30 PM
After a report from the government watchdog said few people were exploiting vulnerabilities in the enrollment process that could allow them to receive insurance subsidies while still enrolled in Medicaid, Democrats in the House called the GAO report...


GOP bill would gut health law, halt Planned Parenthood money
Friday, October 23, 2015 1:04 PM
Republicans pushed legislation toward House passage on Friday that would erase key components of the Affordable Care Act, block federal payments to Planned Parenthood and face a certain veto from President Barack Obama -- should it ever reach him.


Revenue grows at Ventas but expenses dampen profits
Friday, October 23, 2015 12:37 PM
Ventas, a Chicago-based healthcare real estate investment trust, reported moderate revenue growth in the third quarter, but higher expenses weighed on the firm's profits.


Senior-care operator Elder Care Alliance appoints permanent CEO
Friday, October 23, 2015 12:32 PM
The Elder Care Alliance, an Alameda, Calif., not-for-profit operator of assisted-living, memory care and skilled-nursing facilities, has permanently appointed Adriene Iverson as president and CEO.


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