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Gov. David Ige signs emergency proclamation on mosquito-borne illnesses
Hawaii Governor David Ige on Friday signed an emergency proclamation to mobilize efforts against mosquito-borne illnesses such as dengue fever and the Zika virus. “There have been no locally acquired...
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Business highlights from week 2 in the Alabama Legislature
The Alabama Legislature met for two days this past week in Montgomery—the third and fourth days of the 30-day Regular Session. Tuesday was the first day that the House and Senate could pass their first...
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Big names help Hispanic Professionals of Greater Milwaukee kick off...
The Hispanic Professionals of Greater Milwaukee kicked off its 15th anniversary this week with a VIP event that featured Austin Ramirez, CEO of Husco International. Check out the attached slideshow to...
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Medicaid expansion covers more New Yorkers
The Medicaid program in Erie County, and throughout the nation, is experiencing change. The expansion of the federal program through a provision in the Affordable Care Act has made health care coverage...
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As Inovalon stock price dives, law firms start to circle
Since Inovalon Holdings Inc. held its initial public offering a year ago, raising $640 million, its stock price has plummeted nearly 50 percent. Not exactly great news for the Bowie company and its...
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Florida's prison health contract under scrutiny
Department of Corrections Secretary Julie Jones is under fire for signing a $268 million, no-bid contract for prison health services after one of the state's two vendors walked away from a five-year,...
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Florida surgeon general faces questions on children's health program
When Florida Surgeon General John Armstrong goes before a Senate committee Tuesday for a confirmation hearing, two members of the panel will be waiting with questions about thousands of sick kids who...
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Employers can expect health insurance premiums to rise 5% a year over the...
Premiums for employer-provided health insurance will increase around 5 percent a year over the next decade, according to the Congressional Budget Office. This year, the average premium for...
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RTP's Cloud Pharmaceuticals sets sights on $10M Series B
With money still coming in from individual investors, the CEO of Research Triangle Park-based Cloud Pharmaceuticals says he will launch a Series B round with a $10 million target. Though still small,...
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TBJ's 2016 Health Care Heroes Winners Revealed
Triangle Business Journal on Monday unveiled the 21 winners for its 2016 Health Care Heroes Awards. This year's finalists were chosen from a pool of nominees whose applications were submitted online...
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Shareholders in LA biotech vote against Fred Eshelman
Fred Eshelman has lost his attempt to gain more influence on the board of a Los Angeles drug developer as the company’s shareholders voted overwhelmingly against him. Eshelman tried to gain influence...
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Ad spending for California November ballot initiatives could hit $452 million
The suite of ballot initiatives making their way toward California voters could cost proponents more than $450 million in ad spending to promote them, a new report says. With a rash of measures...
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Highmark could delay UPMC settlement in long-standing antitrust case
UPMC agreed last week to pay $12.5 million to settle an antitrust lawsuit stemming from a 2010 claim against the health giant. But, in a new twist in a long-standing battle, that settlement could be...
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Ad spending for California November ballot initiatives could hit $452 million
The suite of ballot initiatives making their way toward California voters could cost proponents more than $450 million in ad spending to promote them, a new report says. With a rash of measures...
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Tualatin's Wellpartner expands reach with acquisition
Wellpartner Inc., a Tualatin-based contract-pharmacy company that focuses on the government’s drug discout program, has acquired another pharmacy company based in St. Louis. Wellpartner CEO Jim Love...
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Whitehead Institute gets downgrade as losses, debt load mount
Moody’s Investors Service downgraded its outlook for one of the foremost biomedical research organizations in Cambridge, the Whitehead Institute, saying it expects continued operating deficits as well...
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Former Travelzoo exec named CEO of Austin tech startup
The former CEO of Travelzoo Inc. has been named CEO of a tech-based Austin health care sector startup. Christopher Loughlin confirmed to Austin Business Journal on Tuesday he’s the new CEO of RxWiki...
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Preliminary injunction sought in medical marijuana battle
Three nurseries have asked a Leon County circuit judge for a preliminary injunction to block the Florida Department of Health from moving forward with efforts to grow and process limited types of...
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CHS shares plunge on fourth-quarter loss
As of midday Tuesday, shares of Community Health Systems were trading just under $14, giving the company a market capitalization of about $1.6 billion. Compare that to $64 shares and a market cap...
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UPMC Presbyterian cardiac surgery chief heads to WVU
UPMC Presbyterian's chief of cardiac surgery will head to West Virginia University to be executive chair of the Morgantown, W.Va.-based university system's Heart and Vascular Institute. A master...
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