Category: M&A

MEwens
Also: Stem cell legislation in the House; Abbott ends an auction; NYC public hospitals prepare for some changes.
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Laura Landro
Also: Most C-sections performed before labor starts; American companies push into Chinese electronic medical record market; investigators looking at health-care credit cards.
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MEwens
Public hospitals are being sold amidst a general boom in hospital M&A activity.
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Katherine Hobson
Also: 50 million Americans on Medicaid; two studies boost Plavix rivals; pediatricians say no erectile dysfunction drug ads before 10pm.
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Katherine Hobson
Also: study quantifies radiation from nuclear imaging tests; Genzyme and Sanofi talk price; routine care coverage for clinical trial participants.
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MEwens
Will the Pope sign off on a private-equity deal?
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Katherine Hobson
Also: NJ suit on involuntary medication; FDA wants to clarify device-approval process; Consumer Reports identifies supplement ingredients with scary side effects.
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Katherine Hobson
Pfizer CFO said on an earnings call with analysts that his company is looking for acquisitions worth between a few billion to several billion dollars.
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MEwens
Merck isn’t ruling out making outright purchases of emerging-market companies, but competition is fierce.
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Katherine Hobson
Also: new painkiller policy proposed in Washington State; the insured seem to be using less health care; Dendreon publishes results in the NEJM.
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