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Employers health group CEO: we need to focus on “real reform”
MedCity News, 2010-08-11
“Long before healthcare reform, medical home, and quality metrics became today’s buzz…”

Oregon Embarks on Public Health Plan Option
The Lund Report, 2010-08-11
“Those who fought so hard for a publicly-owned health insurance option during much of…”

Most Read News from Last Week…
Life Sciences Investing Rebounds in Q2 2010, Rising 52% from the Prior Quarter
PR Newswire, 2010-08-04
Pharma cuts 2,023 jobs in July
FiercePharma, 2010-08-04
A.M. Vitals: Pharma Companies Tapping Early-Stage Biotech Products
The Wall Street Journal, 2010-08-04
Feds Offer $51 Million for Health Insurance Exchanges
Inc.com, 2010-07-27

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Victoria Hunsicker Sanko – Senior Editor

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Fear surrounds deal between nonprofit hospital, for-profit company
FierceHealthcare, 2010-07-14
“As nonprofit hospitals become increasingly attractive to for-profit companies looking to capture…”

Business versus Obama
MarketWatch, 2010-07-14
“When in doubt, whine about the government. That seems to be the latest corporate strategy…”

U.S. Advisers Say Keep Glaxo’s Avandia on Market
Reuters via BNET, 2010-07-14
“U.S. health advisers said GlaxoSmithKline Plc’s (GSK) diabetes drug Avandia should be allowed to…”

RXi Pharmaceuticals receives SBIR grant from National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Trading Markets, 2010-07-14
“RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation, a RNAi-based therapeutic discovery and development company…”

Most Read News from Last Week…

Obama bypasses Senate for new Medicare chief
The Associated Press via The Seattle Times, 2010-07-07
Drug Prices in the US: Not So High After All?
Corante, 2010-07-07
Domestic medical travel could ratchet up pressure on local providers
FierceHealthcare, 2010-07-07
Generex Biotechnology Participates in Gateway to China Business Round Table Conference
Market Watch, 2010-07-07

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Victoria Hunsicker Sanko – Senior Editor

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Some health insurance rates are skyrocketing
The Morning Call, 2010-06-09
“Gov. Ed Rendell has ordered the Pennsylvania Insurance Department to investigate “truly…”

Regeneron’s $2 Billion Research Push Mimics Genentech (Update3)
Bloomberg Businessweek, 010-06-09
“Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. reported a successful study result in its new drug for treating…”

New Health Affairs Issue: Implementing Health Reform
Health Affairs Blog, 2010-06-08
“State and federal officials, insurers, and health care providers face thousands of important…”

Can The NIH Really Monitor Conflicts Of Interest?
Pharmalot, 2010-06-07
“For the past two years, the National Institutes of Health has been pressured by Congress to do…”

Most Read News from Last Week…

Healthcare and the Supply Chain: Why Values Must Precede Strategy
Spend Matters, 2010-06-02
France joins European price-cutting drive
FiercePharma, 2010-06-02
NASDAQ Continues Expansion Within Healthcare Technology Sector With Addition of…
MarketWatch, 2010-06-02
Is A Double Whammy Ahead for Hospitals and Healthcare Reform?
HealthLeaders Media, 2010-06-01

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AstraZeneca Case Rewards Repeat Whistleblowers With $45 Million
Bloomberg Businessweek, 2010-05-12
“Blowing the whistle on drugmakers is becoming a habit for a salesman and a psychiatrist…”

Biotech venture capitalist takes networking to the highest level
The Post-Bulletin, 2010-05-10
“For venture capitalist G. Steven Burrill, nearly every day is choreographed, pre-scheduled by…”

Healthcare is a headache for GOP candidates in California
Los Angeles Times, 2010-05-10
“Republican candidates across the nation are confident that opposition to President Obama’s…”

Repeal health care reform? 41 states think so
Huffington Post, 2010-05-10
“With the news that 41 states are trying to repeal part or all of the recent health reform law…”

Most Read News from Last Week…

Gov. Doyle: At BIO 2010, Governor Doyle announces Wisconsin to host national conference
Wisconsin Business Council, 2010-05-04

$1 billion in cash grants available soon for emerging growth life sciences companies
Association of Corporate Counsel, 2010-05-03

National Cancer Institute Awards $1 Million in SBIR Funding to BioMarker Strategies
BusinessWire via EarthTimes, 2010-05-03

Health costs keep rising as reform misses mark
The Rocky Mountain Collegian, 2010-05-03

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RMG Networks Extends into Pharmacies with Acquisition
Biotech Week, 2010-03-31
“RMG Networks announced the acquisition of Pharmacy TV, a digital place-based video network deployed near the pharmacist counter in major grocery chains and pharmacy…”

911 operations losing funds
The (Harrisburg) Patriot-News, 2010-03-29
“As an increasing number of Pennsylvanians drop their landline phones and use only cell phones, county 911 centers statewide are feeling the financial pinch…”

MedShape Solutions, Inc. Announces Commercialization of SBIR Funded Technology: Receives Purchasing Preference in Federally Funded Hospitals and Health Care Facilities
Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week, 2010-03-28
“MedShape Solutions announced that it is pursuing Phase III SBIR awards and has received preferred vendor status at Veterans Health Administration Hospitals…”

DNA Medicine Institute Awarded NIH Grant for Emergency Point-of-Care Blood Sensor
Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week, 2010-03-27
“The DNA Medicine Institute, a commercial organization focused on advancing human health through innovation, announced that it has been awarded a Phase I SBIR grant…”

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