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Valeant CEO will cite 'mistakes' in price-hiking strategy
1:01:00 AM
The outgoing CEO of embattled drugmaker Valeant Pharmaceuticals will tell lawmakers Wednesday that he was "too aggressive" and made mistakes in drastically hiking prices for several critical medicines, according to testimony provided to the...


Edwards sees strong transcatheter heart valve sales after positive research findings
Tuesday, April 26, 2016 5:49 PM
Edwards Lifesciences, an Irvine, Calif.-based manufacturer of cardiovascular devices and critical-care monitoring equipment, reported an increase in first-quarter earnings driven by strong sales of its transcatheter aortic valve replacement device.


University of Chicago Medicine's campus expansion plan hits snags
Tuesday, April 26, 2016 2:32 PM
The number of beds the Chicago academic medical center wants to add to the adult ER is too many, the construction tab for the nearly $270 million project too high, and the number of extra inpatient beds for overnight stays at the three-hospital...


Georgia governor OKs state funds for anti-abortion centers
Tuesday, April 26, 2016 2:23 PM
Georgia can give state money to "pregnancy resource centers" that offer medical and other services to pregnant women while discouraging them from getting abortions, under legislation signed Tuesday by Republican Gov. Nathan Deal.


Centene profiting from ACA plans, Medicaid expansion
Tuesday, April 26, 2016 12:14 PM
UnitedHealth Group may be abandoning most of the Affordable Care Act's insurance exchanges due to steep losses. But Centene Corp. is doing just fine.


Senate hearing into Valeant includes top hedge fund investor
Tuesday, April 26, 2016 12:13 PM
Senate lawmakers investigating price hikes by the embattled drugmaker Valeant Pharmaceuticals will also question one of the company's leading investors, hedge fund manager William Ackman. A Senate committee holds its third meeting on drug prices on...


Blog: Hospitals prosper on commercial payers as Medicare margins sink to -9%
Tuesday, April 26, 2016 12:12 PM
Margins on hospital Medicare business are expected to deteriorate this year, bottoming out at a negative 9% on average, according to a report by the commission that advises Congress on Medicare payments.


Brigham and Women's Health Care appoints Landman CIO
Tuesday, April 26, 2016 12:09 PM
Brigham and Women's Health Care in Boston has named Dr. Adam Landman chief information officer, effective May 2. He currently serves as the not-for-profit's chief medical information officer for health information innovation and integration.


Accretive announces leadership changes
Tuesday, April 26, 2016 12:06 PM
Joseph Flanagan was named president and COO of Accretive. Christopher Ricaurte was promoted to CFO and treasurer. He takes over for Peter Csapo, who will help with the executive transition. In February, Accretive closed a deal with its largest...


Bill Ryan, CEO of Ohio hospitals advocacy group, steps down
Tuesday, April 26, 2016 11:39 AM
The Center for Health Affairs announced Monday that its president and CEO Bill Ryan will retire at the end of the year.


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