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Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Humana Inc., CVS Caremark, Aetna Inc., CIGNA Corp. and UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
Gov.-elect Chris Christie has named four of his top advisers, including three with legal backgrounds.
Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Friday it is challenging Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.'s patent on the insomnia treatment Rozerem.
Police in central Pennsylvania say a prankster who scaled a 400-foot radio tower to hang a bedsheet from an antenna needs to see a doctor right away.
FRIDAY, Dec. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Children who are vaccinated against chicken pox may also have increased protection against shingles, new findings suggest.
Vitamin sales in the United States are expect to grow 8 percent this year to $9.2 billion, according to Nutrition Business Journal,.
Medical device maker St. Jude Medical Inc. said Friday the Food and Drug Administration approved a new neurostimulation device aimed at treating pain.
Raleigh N.C. – North Carolina Parent Teacher Association (NCPTA) has received a $65,130.00 grant from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) Foundation to support parent advocacy for school heath and develop a manual for parent engagement for school health issues.
Santa Claus is a marked man.
Attorney General Chris Koster said today Kevin Wayne Louderback, a Springfield insurance broker, has pleaded guilty to 12 felony counts related to Medicaid fraud.
(Springfield) -- A Springfield man has pleaded guilty to 12 counts of Medicaid fraud.
Agency will hold the meetings this month on its proposed Medicaid Coverage Concept developed to improve the current program Six public meetings and one tribal consultation have been scheduled by the state Human Services Department to discuss and gather input on its proposed Medicaid Coverage Concept that the agency says was developed to improve the current Medicaid program and create new options ...
Those generic drug companies lobby just like the rest of big pharma.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top managed care companies were mixed at the close of trading: Aetna fell $.06 or .2 percent, to $29.76. CIGNA rose $.29 or .9 percent, to $33.37. Coventry Healthcare fell $.11 or .5 percent, to $22.72. Humana rose $.08 or .2 percent, to $42.54. UnitedHealth fell $.41 or 1.4 percent, to $28.29. WellPoint fell $.18 or .3 percent, to $54.61.
Virtua Health, a suburban Philadelphia hospital chain, had a problem. Scheduled caesarean sections were running behind schedule -- from one to two hours on a good day to as much as eight to 10 when things really got backed up.
On the Senate floor, Democrats are debating Republicans on health care. Behind the scenes, they're debating each other.
