http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/dailynews.cfm Tune into live video coverage from Corporate Research Group, the nation's leading resource for news and information on the heatlhcare industry, at www.corporateresearchgroup.com. en-us Copyright 2008 Corporate Research Group http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/rss/ Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:00:00 EDT http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/images/logo_small.jpg http://www.corporateresearchgroup.com/dailynews.cfm An influential business group said on Thursday that its continued support for President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul hinges on whether it slows the soaring growth rate of healthcare costs. http%3A%2F%2Fnews%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fs%2Fnm%2F20091112%2Fus%5Fnm%2Fus%5Fusa%5Fhealthcare%5Fbusiness%5F1 http%3A%2F%2Fnews%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fs%2Fnm%2F20091112%2Fus%5Fnm%2Fus%5Fusa%5Fhealthcare%5Fbusiness%5F1 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Coventry Health Care, Inc. announced today that Michael Stocker, M.D., was elected to the Company's Board of Directors at its meeting held on November 9, 2009. http%3A%2F%2Ffinance%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fnews%2FCoventry%2DHealth%2DCare%2DElects%2Dbw%2D3735325404%2Ehtml%3Fx%3D0%26%2Ev%3D1 http%3A%2F%2Ffinance%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fnews%2FCoventry%2DHealth%2DCare%2DElects%2Dbw%2D3735325404%2Ehtml%3Fx%3D0%26%2Ev%3D1 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST A chagrined GOP Chairman Michael Steele has told Republican National Committee staff to immediately stop providing RNC employees with insurance for elective abortions -- an option that Republicans strongly oppose as Democrats try to pass a health care overhaul bill. http%3A%2F%2Ffinance%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fnews%2FGOP%2Dchairman%2Dends%2Dabortion%2Dapf%2D1181011970%2Ehtml%3Fx%3D0%26%2Ev%3D1 http%3A%2F%2Ffinance%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fnews%2FGOP%2Dchairman%2Dends%2Dabortion%2Dapf%2D1181011970%2Ehtml%3Fx%3D0%26%2Ev%3D1 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Barclays Capital said on Thursday that it had hired Rick Landgarten as the co-head of its global health care group, as the British bank's investment banking arm continues to expand. http%3A%2F%2Fdealbook%2Eblogs%2Enytimes%2Ecom%2F2009%2F11%2F12%2Fbarclays%2Dcapital%2Dhires%2Dco%2Dhead%2Dof%2Dglobal%2Dhealthcare%2Dteam%2F http%3A%2F%2Fdealbook%2Eblogs%2Enytimes%2Ecom%2F2009%2F11%2F12%2Fbarclays%2Dcapital%2Dhires%2Dco%2Dhead%2Dof%2Dglobal%2Dhealthcare%2Dteam%2F CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Fitch Ratings has changed its rating outlook Friday on Eli Lilly & Co. to negative from stable, which applies to about $6.77 billion of outstanding debt. http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Emarketwatch%2Ecom%2Fstory%2Ffitch%2Dcuts%2Dits%2Doutlook%2Don%2Deli%2Dlilly%2Dto%2Dnegative%2D2009%2D11%2D13%3Fsiteid%3Dyhoof2 http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Emarketwatch%2Ecom%2Fstory%2Ffitch%2Dcuts%2Dits%2Doutlook%2Don%2Deli%2Dlilly%2Dto%2Dnegative%2D2009%2D11%2D13%3Fsiteid%3Dyhoof2 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Eli Lilly & Co. said Friday its science and technology head will retire and that it has hired the chief researcher at AstraZeneca PLC to replace him. http%3A%2F%2Ffinance%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fnews%2FEli%2DLilly%2Dchief%2Dresearcher%2Dto%2Dapf%2D380752406%2Ehtml%3Fx%3D0%26%2Ev%3D1 http%3A%2F%2Ffinance%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fnews%2FEli%2DLilly%2Dchief%2Dresearcher%2Dto%2Dapf%2D380752406%2Ehtml%3Fx%3D0%26%2Ev%3D1 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing first-in-class anti-infective products for the treatment and prevention of a wide range of infections, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009. http%3A%2F%2Ffinance%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fnews%2FNovaBay%2DPharmaceuticals%2Diw%2D827055361%2Ehtml%3Fx%3D0%26%2Ev%3D1%20 http%3A%2F%2Ffinance%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fnews%2FNovaBay%2DPharmaceuticals%2Diw%2D827055361%2Ehtml%3Fx%3D0%26%2Ev%3D1%20 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Serbia's health authorities have ordered three million swine flu vaccines from Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis AG worth an estimated euro24 million ($36 million). http%3A%2F%2Ffinance%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fnews%2FSerbia%2Dbuys%2D3%2Dmillion%2DSwiss%2Dapf%2D757116733%2Ehtml%3Fx%3D0%26%2Ev%3D3 http%3A%2F%2Ffinance%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fnews%2FSerbia%2Dbuys%2D3%2Dmillion%2DSwiss%2Dapf%2D757116733%2Ehtml%3Fx%3D0%26%2Ev%3D3 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST athenahealth, Inc., a leading provider of internet-based business services to physician practices, today announced that on November 10, 2009, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued athenahealth a patent entitled, ‘Practice Management and Billing Automation System' for its athenaNet® rules engine that is part of the Company's revenue cycle management service, athenaCollectorSM. http%3A%2F%2Ffinance%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fnews%2FUS%2DPatent%2Dand%2DTrademark%2Dbw%2D883272196%2Ehtml%3Fx%3D0%26%2Ev%3D1 http%3A%2F%2Ffinance%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fnews%2FUS%2DPatent%2Dand%2DTrademark%2Dbw%2D883272196%2Ehtml%3Fx%3D0%26%2Ev%3D1 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Health Net of California's ground breaking health insurance program, Salud con Health Net, which has been offering access to affordable, quality care to Latino workers on both sides of the United States/Mexico border for nine years, today announced its expansion into San Diego County. Thursday%2C%20November%2012%2C%202009%2C%209%3A00%20am%20EST%3B%20Source%3A%20BusinessWire Thursday%2C%20November%2012%2C%202009%2C%209%3A00%20am%20EST%3B%20Source%3A%20BusinessWire CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST CIGNA & CMC Life Insurance Company Limited, a joint venture between CIGNA and China Merchants Group, announced the launch of its first comprehensive health care product in China. http%3A%2F%2Ffinance%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fnews%2FCIGNA%2DCMC%2DLaunches%2Dbw%2D166869434%2Ehtml%3Fx%3D0 http%3A%2F%2Ffinance%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fnews%2FCIGNA%2DCMC%2DLaunches%2Dbw%2D166869434%2Ehtml%3Fx%3D0 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Abbott announced today a definitive agreement to acquire the global rights to PanGenetics BV's PG110 fully humanized antibody to Nerve Growth Factor, expanding the company's pain care portfolio and leveraging its expertise in biologics. http%3A%2F%2Ffinance%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fnews%2FAbbott%2Dto%2DAcquire%2DNovel%2Dprnews%2D3921902215%2Ehtml%3Fx%3D0%26%2Ev%3D1%20 http%3A%2F%2Ffinance%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fnews%2FAbbott%2Dto%2DAcquire%2DNovel%2Dprnews%2D3921902215%2Ehtml%3Fx%3D0%26%2Ev%3D1%20 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST GlaxoSmithKline, reported third quarter income of 92 cents per American Depository Share, 3 cents below the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The company reported earnings of 94 cents in the year-ago period. http%3A%2F%2Ffinance%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fnews%2FGlaxoSmithKline%2DReports%2Dzacks%2D2119426874%2Ehtml%3Fx%3D0%26%2Ev%3D1 http%3A%2F%2Ffinance%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fnews%2FGlaxoSmithKline%2DReports%2Dzacks%2D2119426874%2Ehtml%3Fx%3D0%26%2Ev%3D1 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Osiris Therapeutics reported a net loss of 21 cents per share in the third quarter of 2009, well above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a net income of 6 cents. http%3A%2F%2Ffinance%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fnews%2FOsiris%2DPosts%2Dzacks%2D1431506094%2Ehtml%3Fx%3D0%26%2Ev%3D1%20 http%3A%2F%2Ffinance%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fnews%2FOsiris%2DPosts%2Dzacks%2D1431506094%2Ehtml%3Fx%3D0%26%2Ev%3D1%20 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission expressed concern about the practices of brand-name drug makers after generic drug companies complained they can't get bulk supplies of some medicines they want to copy. http%3A%2F%2Fonline%2Ewsj%2Ecom%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052748703808904574529690806933018%2Ehtml%3Fru%3Dyahoo%26mod%3Dyahoo%5Fhs%23articleTabs%253Darticle%20 http%3A%2F%2Fonline%2Ewsj%2Ecom%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052748703808904574529690806933018%2Ehtml%3Fru%3Dyahoo%26mod%3Dyahoo%5Fhs%23articleTabs%253Darticle%20 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST A study of internal company documents suggests Pfizer Inc altered or omitted unfavorable study findings to expand its epilepsy drug Neurontin's market, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday, offering a look at how drugmakers influence scientific research. http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ereuters%2Ecom%2Farticle%2FmarketsNews%2FidCNN1127594020091111%3Frpc%3D44 http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ereuters%2Ecom%2Farticle%2FmarketsNews%2FidCNN1127594020091111%3Frpc%3D44 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST The FDA will likely squash the drug industry's social life on the Web. http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eforbes%2Ecom%2F2009%2F11%2F11%2Fpharmaceutical%2Dfda%2Dsocial%2Dmedia%2Dcmo%2Dnetwork%2Dpharma%2Ehtml%3Fpartner%3Dyahootix http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eforbes%2Ecom%2F2009%2F11%2F11%2Fpharmaceutical%2Dfda%2Dsocial%2Dmedia%2Dcmo%2Dnetwork%2Dpharma%2Ehtml%3Fpartner%3Dyahootix CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Healthcare Innovative Solutions, a full-service clinical consulting firm, today announced a partnership with Misys Open Source Solutions, a division of Misys plc, to provide the healthcare community with the consultancy services and open source technology necessary to build Health Information Exchanges -- technological infrastructures that enable the exchange of health information across disparate systems. http%3A%2F%2Ffinance%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fnews%2FHealthcare%2DInnovative%2Dbw%2D3580103767%2Ehtml%3Fx%3D0%26%2Ev%3D1%20 http%3A%2F%2Ffinance%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fnews%2FHealthcare%2DInnovative%2Dbw%2D3580103767%2Ehtml%3Fx%3D0%26%2Ev%3D1%20 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, the world's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, announced today that it has commenced a cash tender offer to purchase any and all of its 5.125% Senior Notes due 2010 and any and all of its 7.50% Senior Notes due 2011. http%3A%2F%2Ffinance%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fnews%2FQuest%2DDiagnostics%2DCommences%2Dprnews%2D4182077407%2Ehtml%3Fx%3D0%26%2Ev%3D1%20 http%3A%2F%2Ffinance%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fnews%2FQuest%2DDiagnostics%2DCommences%2Dprnews%2D4182077407%2Ehtml%3Fx%3D0%26%2Ev%3D1%20 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST In celebration of National Nurse Practitioner Week, MinuteClinic, the pioneer and largest provider of retail health care centers in the United States, salutes practitioners across the country who deliver patient-centered care and help to increase access to high-quality, affordable medical treatment. http%3A%2F%2Ffinance%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fnews%2FMinuteClinic%2DCelebrates%2Dprnews%2D3633461365%2Ehtml%3Fx%3D0%26%2Ev%3D1%20 http%3A%2F%2Ffinance%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fnews%2FMinuteClinic%2DCelebrates%2Dprnews%2D3633461365%2Ehtml%3Fx%3D0%26%2Ev%3D1%20 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST With just a few weeks left in 2009, consumers should check that they aren't leaving any health-insurance money on the table. http%3A%2F%2Fonline%2Ewsj%2Ecom%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052748703808904574527724157898130%2Ehtml%3Fru%3Dyahoo%26mod%3Dyahoo%5Fhs http%3A%2F%2Fonline%2Ewsj%2Ecom%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052748703808904574527724157898130%2Ehtml%3Fru%3Dyahoo%26mod%3Dyahoo%5Fhs CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST A group of religious institutional investors is asking 36 of the biggest American companies to challenge the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on what it calls the business group's extremist position opposing comprehensive health-reform legislation. http%3A%2F%2Fblogs%2Emarketwatch%2Ecom%2Fhealthmatters%2F2009%2F11%2F10%2Finvestor%2Dgroup%2Dto%2Dus%2Dchamber%2Ddont%2Dkill%2Dhealth%2Dreform%2F%3Fmod%3Dyahoo%5Fhs http%3A%2F%2Fblogs%2Emarketwatch%2Ecom%2Fhealthmatters%2F2009%2F11%2F10%2Finvestor%2Dgroup%2Dto%2Dus%2Dchamber%2Ddont%2Dkill%2Dhealth%2Dreform%2F%3Fmod%3Dyahoo%5Fhs CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST TV talk-show host and medical guru Dr. Mehmet Oz saw a question pop up on his Dr. Oz blog recently: "What do sex and hunger have in common?" Pretty soon, Unilever or Walgreens might be able to answer that question http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eforbes%2Ecom%2F2009%2F11%2F10%2Fsharecare%2Dwebmd%2Dsocial%2Dcmo%2Dnetwork%2Dsharecare%2Ehtml%3Fpartner%3Dyahootix http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eforbes%2Ecom%2F2009%2F11%2F10%2Fsharecare%2Dwebmd%2Dsocial%2Dcmo%2Dnetwork%2Dsharecare%2Ehtml%3Fpartner%3Dyahootix CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST "The absolute worst-case scenario for health care reform." That's how Edward Yardeni, economist and president of Yardeni Research, describes the health care bill that passed the House this weekend. http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eforbes%2Ecom%2F2009%2F11%2F10%2Fed%2Dyardeni%2Dpersonal%2Dfinance%2Dpharmaceutical%2Dinvesting%2Ehtml%3Fpartner%3Dyahootix http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eforbes%2Ecom%2F2009%2F11%2F10%2Fed%2Dyardeni%2Dpersonal%2Dfinance%2Dpharmaceutical%2Dinvesting%2Ehtml%3Fpartner%3Dyahootix CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST What's not to like about global pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly? http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ebusinessweek%2Ecom%2Finvestor%2Fcontent%2Fnov2009%2Fpi20091110%5F008740%2Ehtm%3Fcampaign%5Fid%3Dyhoo http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ebusinessweek%2Ecom%2Finvestor%2Fcontent%2Fnov2009%2Fpi20091110%5F008740%2Ehtm%3Fcampaign%5Fid%3Dyhoo CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST For healthcare investors, Sectoral Asset Management has been a Pro to watch. According to the firm's website, it is "an industry-leading specialist in managing global investment portfolios in the healthcare sector" and manages $4 billion in assets. http%3A%2F%2Ffinance%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fnews%2FHealthcare%2DGuru%2DAdds%2DSelected%2Dindie%2D2819021595%2Ehtml%3Fx%3D0%26%2Ev%3D1 http%3A%2F%2Ffinance%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fnews%2FHealthcare%2DGuru%2DAdds%2DSelected%2Dindie%2D2819021595%2Ehtml%3Fx%3D0%26%2Ev%3D1 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Sanofi-Aventis, the Paris health-care giant, and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., the Tarrytown, N.Y., biopharmaceutical producer, expanded their effort to discover and market therapeutic monoclonal antibodies. http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Emarketwatch%2Ecom%2Fstory%2Fsanofi%2Daventis%2Dregeneron%2Dexpand%2Dantibody%2Defforts%2D2009%2D11%2D11%3Fsiteid%3Dyhoof2 http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Emarketwatch%2Ecom%2Fstory%2Fsanofi%2Daventis%2Dregeneron%2Dexpand%2Dantibody%2Defforts%2D2009%2D11%2D11%3Fsiteid%3Dyhoof2 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Shares of Cardinal Health, the nation's no. 2 drug distributor, took wing after the company spun off its medical-equipment unit, CareFusion, at the end of August. http%3A%2F%2Fonline%2Ebarrons%2Ecom%2Farticle%2FSB125755800819335311%2Ehtml%3Fru%3Dyahoo%26mod%3Dyahoobarrons http%3A%2F%2Fonline%2Ebarrons%2Ecom%2Farticle%2FSB125755800819335311%2Ehtml%3Fru%3Dyahoo%26mod%3Dyahoobarrons CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Emdeon Corp., which provides financial and clinical services to the health care industry, said Tuesday its third-quarter loss widened on higher expenses and a boost in income tax costs. http%3A%2F%2Ffinance%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fnews%2FEmdeon%2D3Q%2Dloss%2Dwidens%2Don%2Dapf%2D2638344118%2Ehtml%3Fx%3D0%26%2Ev%3D2 http%3A%2F%2Ffinance%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fnews%2FEmdeon%2D3Q%2Dloss%2Dwidens%2Don%2Dapf%2D2638344118%2Ehtml%3Fx%3D0%26%2Ev%3D2 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST New York officials say they've reached an $875,000 settlement with CVS Pharmacy Inc. to stop sales of expired products -- including food, medicine and baby formula. http%3A%2F%2Ffinance%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fnews%2FCVS%2Dsettles%2Dwith%2DNY%2Dover%2Dapf%2D1160017955%2Ehtml%3Fx%3D0%26%2Ev%3D2 http%3A%2F%2Ffinance%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fnews%2FCVS%2Dsettles%2Dwith%2DNY%2Dover%2Dapf%2D1160017955%2Ehtml%3Fx%3D0%26%2Ev%3D2 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Weak financial results are creating more headaches for Mark Ordan, the former Mills Corp. chief executive who was brought in last year to help turn around Sunrise Senior Living Inc., an operator of senior housing. http%3A%2F%2Fonline%2Ewsj%2Ecom%2Farticle%2FSB125789414059642373%2Ehtml%3Fru%3Dyahoo%26mod%3Dyahoo%5Fhs http%3A%2F%2Fonline%2Ewsj%2Ecom%2Farticle%2FSB125789414059642373%2Ehtml%3Fru%3Dyahoo%26mod%3Dyahoo%5Fhs CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Former U.S. President Bill Clinton heads to Capitol Hill Tuesday to speak to the Senate Democrats' weekly lunch and push for healthcare reform, a memo said. http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eupi%2Ecom%2FTop%5FNews%2FUS%2F2009%2F11%2F10%2FBill%2DClinton%2DSenate%2DDems%2Dtalk%2Dhealthcare%2FUPI%2D37401257863189%2F http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eupi%2Ecom%2FTop%5FNews%2FUS%2F2009%2F11%2F10%2FBill%2DClinton%2DSenate%2DDems%2Dtalk%2Dhealthcare%2FUPI%2D37401257863189%2F CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST A fight over abortion could complicate Senate action on a sweeping U.S. healthcare reform bill as some moderate Democrats on Monday voiced support for a strict ban on using federal funds to pay for the procedure. http%3A%2F%2Fnews%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fs%2Fnm%2F20091110%2Fpl%5Fnm%2Fus%5Fusa%5Fhealthcare%5Fabortion%5F1 http%3A%2F%2Fnews%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fs%2Fnm%2F20091110%2Fpl%5Fnm%2Fus%5Fusa%5Fhealthcare%5Fabortion%5F1 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is investigating a security breach at Blue Cross and Blue Shield, claiming the insurance company waited two months to inform nearly 19,000 doctors and other health care providers in Connecticut that a laptop containing their personal information had been stolen. http%3A%2F%2Fnhregister%2Ecom%2Farticles%2F2009%2F11%2F10%2Fbusiness%2Fc1%2D%5Fbluecross10%2Etxt http%3A%2F%2Fnhregister%2Ecom%2Farticles%2F2009%2F11%2F10%2Fbusiness%2Fc1%2D%5Fbluecross10%2Etxt CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST eHealthInsurance, the leading online source of health insurance for individuals, families, and small businesses, has released an updated set of frequently asked questions for individuals and families whose access to the COBRA subsidy is scheduled to end after November 30, 2009. http%3A%2F%2Ffinance%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fnews%2FCOBRA%2DSubsidy%2DExtension%2Diw%2D2798688861%2Ehtml%3Fx%3D0%26%2Ev%3D1%20 http%3A%2F%2Ffinance%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fnews%2FCOBRA%2DSubsidy%2DExtension%2Diw%2D2798688861%2Ehtml%3Fx%3D0%26%2Ev%3D1%20 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST WebMD Health Corp., the leading source of health information, announced today that it has entered into an alliance with Drugs.com to exclusively integrate Drugs.com's advertising inventory and online traffic into the WebMD Health Network. http%3A%2F%2Ffinance%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fnews%2FWebMD%2DAnnounces%2DDrugscom%2Dto%2Dprnews%2D2585129885%2Ehtml%3Fx%3D0%26%2Ev%3D1 http%3A%2F%2Ffinance%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fnews%2FWebMD%2DAnnounces%2DDrugscom%2Dto%2Dprnews%2D2585129885%2Ehtml%3Fx%3D0%26%2Ev%3D1 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Pfizer China, a unit of the world's biggest drug maker Pfizer Inc, on Tuesday announced a strategic partnership with BMP Sunstone Corporation to import, distribute and promote a Pfizer product used to treat endometriosis in China. http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ereuters%2Ecom%2Farticle%2FmarketsNews%2FidAFHKG30367320091110%3Frpc%3D44 http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ereuters%2Ecom%2Farticle%2FmarketsNews%2FidAFHKG30367320091110%3Frpc%3D44 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to donate 50 million doses of pandemic H1N1 vaccine to the World Health Organization for use in developing countries in coming months, the WHO said on Tuesday. http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ereuters%2Ecom%2Farticle%2FmarketsNews%2FidCNLA61790120091110%3Frpc%3D44 http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ereuters%2Ecom%2Farticle%2FmarketsNews%2FidCNLA61790120091110%3Frpc%3D44 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced a global agreement for the development and commercialization of ALD518, a novel biologic that has completed Phase IIa development for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. http%3A%2F%2Ffinance%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fnews%2FBristolMyers%2DSquibb%2Dand%2DAlder%2Dbw%2D1098180520%2Ehtml%3Fx%3D0%26%2Ev%3D1 http%3A%2F%2Ffinance%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fnews%2FBristolMyers%2DSquibb%2Dand%2DAlder%2Dbw%2D1098180520%2Ehtml%3Fx%3D0%26%2Ev%3D1 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. announced today it is seeking to amend its existing complaint against Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc./Sandoz Inc. to include patent infringement of three additional patents related to the characterization of COPAXONE. http%3A%2F%2Ffinance%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fnews%2FTeva%2DFiles%2DAmended%2DComplaint%2Dbw%2D2955907705%2Ehtml%3Fx%3D0%26%2Ev%3D1 http%3A%2F%2Ffinance%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fnews%2FTeva%2DFiles%2DAmended%2DComplaint%2Dbw%2D2955907705%2Ehtml%3Fx%3D0%26%2Ev%3D1 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST CVS Caremark Corp. said on Tuesday it would start offering pharmacy benefit management clients more genetic services next year under a deal with Generation Health Inc, in which it is taking a minority stake. http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ereuters%2Ecom%2Farticle%2FmarketsNews%2FidCNN1030814720091110%3Frpc%3D44 http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ereuters%2Ecom%2Farticle%2FmarketsNews%2FidCNN1030814720091110%3Frpc%3D44 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Health Net's third-quarter earnings per share came in at 67 cents, well above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 61 cents and the year-ago earnings of 35 cents. http%3A%2F%2Ffinance%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fnews%2FHealth%2DNet%2DBeats%2Dzacks%2D1926166872%2Ehtml%3Fx%3D0%26%2Ev%3D1 http%3A%2F%2Ffinance%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fnews%2FHealth%2DNet%2DBeats%2Dzacks%2D1926166872%2Ehtml%3Fx%3D0%26%2Ev%3D1 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST More than 500 Independence Blue Cross employees have accepted early-retirement packages, as Philadelphia's largest health insurer struggles to cut costs. http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ephilly%2Ecom%2Fphilly%2Fbusiness%2F20091106%5F530%5Fat%5FBlue%5FCross%5Faccept%5Fearly%5Fretirement%2Ehtml http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ephilly%2Ecom%2Fphilly%2Fbusiness%2F20091106%5F530%5Fat%5FBlue%5FCross%5Faccept%5Fearly%5Fretirement%2Ehtml CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST After a landmark win in the House of Representatives, President Barack Obama's push for healthcare reform faces a difficult path in the Senate amid divisions in his own Democratic Party on how to proceed. http%3A%2F%2Fnews%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fs%2Fnm%2F20091109%2Fhl%5Fnm%2Fus%5Fusa%5Fhealthcare%5F35 http%3A%2F%2Fnews%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fs%2Fnm%2F20091109%2Fhl%5Fnm%2Fus%5Fusa%5Fhealthcare%5F35 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Here are the main provisions of the healthcare overhaul passed by the House of Representatives. http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Einsurancejournal%2Ecom%2Fnews%2Fnational%2F2009%2F11%2F09%2F105183%2Ehtm http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Einsurancejournal%2Ecom%2Fnews%2Fnational%2F2009%2F11%2F09%2F105183%2Ehtm CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST The U.S. House of Representatives voted 220-215 on Saturday to pass legislation overhauling the nation's $2.5 trillion health care system. http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ereuters%2Ecom%2Farticle%2FmarketsNews%2FidCNN0631014620091108%3Frpc%3D44 http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ereuters%2Ecom%2Farticle%2FmarketsNews%2FidCNN0631014620091108%3Frpc%3D44 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST In the final hours before the House approved the most sweeping healthcare legislation in 40 years, Speaker Nancy Pelosi demonstrated that she had the one indispensable quality required to produce a Democratic victory: a split personality. http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Elatimes%2Ecom%2Ffeatures%2Fhealth%2Fla%2Dna%2Dpelosi9%2D2009nov09%2C0%2C2168556%2Estory http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Elatimes%2Ecom%2Ffeatures%2Fhealth%2Fla%2Dna%2Dpelosi9%2D2009nov09%2C0%2C2168556%2Estory CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Under the healthcare proposals now before Congress, insurance companies would no longer be able to charge higher prices to policyholders who had diabetes or cancer, became pregnant or were severely overweight. http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Elatimes%2Ecom%2Fnews%2Fnationworld%2Fnation%2Fla%2Dna%2Dhealth%2Dage9%2D2009nov09%2C0%2C2196213%2Estory%3Ftrack%3Drss http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Elatimes%2Ecom%2Fnews%2Fnationworld%2Fnation%2Fla%2Dna%2Dhealth%2Dage9%2D2009nov09%2C0%2C2196213%2Estory%3Ftrack%3Drss CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST An estimated 200,000 Michigan seniors may soon be able to breathe a little easier, after a Friday preliminary ruling has reduced Blue Cross's proposed increase for Medigap insurance from 36.7 percent to 3.8 percent, reports the office of Attorney General Mike Cox. http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Emlive%2Ecom%2Fnews%2Fbay%2Dcity%2Findex%2Essf%2F2009%2F11%2Fpreliminary%5Fruling%5Fdrastically%2Ehtml http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Emlive%2Ecom%2Fnews%2Fbay%2Dcity%2Findex%2Essf%2F2009%2F11%2Fpreliminary%5Fruling%5Fdrastically%2Ehtml CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has extended its review of one of GlaxoSmithKline's pain treatments. http%3A%2F%2Ftriangle%2Ebizjournals%2Ecom%2Ftriangle%2Fstories%2F2009%2F11%2F09%2Fdaily3%2Ehtml%3Fana%3Dyfcpc http%3A%2F%2Ftriangle%2Ebizjournals%2Ecom%2Ftriangle%2Fstories%2F2009%2F11%2F09%2Fdaily3%2Ehtml%3Fana%3Dyfcpc CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST Tenet Healthcare Corp. today announced that Creighton University Medical Center (CUMC) has named Gary Honts as its chief executive officer. http%3A%2F%2Ffinance%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fnews%2FTenet%2DAnnounces%2DCreighton%2Dbw%2D3891875070%2Ehtml%3Fx%3D0%26%2Ev%3D1 http%3A%2F%2Ffinance%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%2Fnews%2FTenet%2DAnnounces%2DCreighton%2Dbw%2D3891875070%2Ehtml%3Fx%3D0%26%2Ev%3D1 CarlMercurio@yahoo.com Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST