Tuesday, 10 May 2016

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Cleveland Clinic establishes $7.5 million Green Revolving Fund
11:34:40 AM
Cleveland Clinic has established a $7.5 million Green Revolving Fund. It says it's the largest of its kind among U.S. health care systems.


Long-term care costs continue to rise
11:29:09 AM
Long-term care grew more expensive again this year, with the cost of the priciest option, a private nursing home room, edging closer to $100,000 annually Americans are paying more for other care options like home health aides and assisted living...


Judge delivers FTC rare healthcare loss in Pennsylvania hospital case
Monday, May 09, 2016 6:52 PM
In a rare loss for the Federal Trade Commission in a hospital merger case, a federal judge declined Monday to temporarily block a union between Penn State Hershey Medical Center and PinnacleHealth System.


NantHealth, Soon-Shiong's personalized medicine company, files IPO
Monday, May 09, 2016 12:00 PM
The filing comes about six months after NantHealth, the information technology and personalized medicine company headed by billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, delayed an initial public offering, citing adverse market conditions.


Sanders' health plan revenue again found to fall short of costs
Monday, May 09, 2016 11:53 AM
A few analyses of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders' single-payer health insurance plan have found it would not raise enough money to offset the substantial increase in federal spending it calls for.


Cleveland Clinic spinout says surgery tool worked well during animal trial
Monday, May 09, 2016 11:52 AM
Centerline Biomedical's GPS system is designed to help surgeons move catheters and guidewires through the body without using X-ray fluoroscopy, which subjects patients to radiation.


Missouri governor nixes health information exchange funding
Monday, May 09, 2016 11:50 AM
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has scrapped a part of a recently passed budget bill meant to encourage use of a health information exchange in his state by long-term care providers and behavioral health centers. Earlier this year, the Missouri Legislature...


The Medicines Co. sells three cardio drugs on Q1 losses
Monday, May 09, 2016 11:48 AM
The Medicines Co. is selling Clevipres, Kengreal and the rights to Argatroban for injection to raise up to $792 million.


Federal fraud penalties might soon double for providers
Monday, May 09, 2016 11:38 AM
Fraud penalties for healthcare providers could soon double if a rule released by an obscure federal agency is any indication of what's expected.


Biden calls for sharing cancer data
Monday, May 09, 2016 11:36 AM
Vice President Joe Biden said cancer treatments could be vastly and quickly improved if more health data is shared widely, but "cancer politics" makes that difficult. Biden spoke Monday at the seventh annual Health Datapalooza conference...


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