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KC codes its way toward a healthier community
Kansas City teams are gearing up to crack the code on health care. Code for KC — Kansas City's Code for America Brigade, KC Digital Drive and Polsinelli PC are hosting a daylong project-creation...
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Healthtech: Portland startup takes video platform to market
ReelDx, a Portland health IT startup, today announced that its platform has gone from the beta phase into commercial availability. Medvi.io, a HIPAA-compliant, cloud-based video management platform,...
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Humana stock rises on proposed hikes in Medicare reimbursements
Stocks of private health insurance companies have had a healthy bump after news that the companies could receive slightly higher reimbursements for Medicare Advantage plans in 2017. Shares of...
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Zoom+ slashes health insurance rates 11% in bid to grab market share
Zoom+ Performance Health Insurance debuted with some of the highest group insurance rates for 2016. That’s about to change. Zoom landed regulatory approval for a rate cut averaging 11 percent. “We came...
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Seattle autoimmune biotech KPI plans clinical trials, looks to raise $25M
Seattle-based KPI Therapeutics is looking to raise more than $25 million to undertake clinical development of its drugs. The company, which is developing drugs to treat autoimmune conditions and...
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Wyden offers Senate committee a prescription for opioid crisis
Sen. Ron Wyden today urged the Senate Finance Committee to address the opioid crisis, as Medicare and Medicaid are soon expected to account for over a third of substance abuse-related spending....
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Duke U.'s Califf one step away from FDA commissioner seat
It’s now just a matter of time before Dr. Robert Califf, the esteemed Duke University researcher, is confirmed as the next U.S. Food and Drug Administration commissioner. The Senate overrode a...
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Where Salix fits in Valeant’s earnings restatement
Problems related to Salix Pharmaceuticals inventory likely did not play a role in the decision by Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (NYSE: VRX) to restate its earnings. The Canadian drug maker said...
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Pancoast oversaw great change at the helm of Premier Health
In the five years he has led Premier Health, Jim Pancoast oversaw a total re-write of the health care group's strategy. Premier announced Wednesday that Pancoast retires at the end of the year after 37...
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Interstate 35 corridor to get more medical facilities
Impact Urgent Care is again expanding its footprint in Greater San Antonio. The company, owned by Arizona-based NextCare Holdings Inc., plans to open a new urgent-care clinical facility on March 15 on...
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Boosalis, new Premier Health leader, has decades of Dayton involvement
Mary Boosalis, who is taking over at Premier Health, has spent years as a face in the Dayton community. Boosalis has risen through the ranks at Premier during the past 30 years. She previously was...
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Roswell Park cancer researchers develop new way to see tumors up close
Early results from a small clinical trial were so positive that a Roswell Park Cancer Institute researcher is already considering a future spin-off. But that’s still a few years away. For now, Dr....
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Nationwide Children's software spinoff raises $1.2M
A year-old spinoff from Nationwide Children's Hospital has raised $1.2 million toward its cloud-based subscription software that helps researchers pinpoint where to look for potential causes of a...
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Oregon health chief: Coordinated care bill could cost state $532M
Oregon Health Authority Director Lynne Saxton warned lawmakers the state could owe the federal government $532 million if they pass a bill pending in a Senate committee. Saxton on Tuesday wrote to Sen....
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Is Practice Fusion the latest wanna-be unicorn to bite the dust?
Is Practice Fusion, the San Francisco-based electronic medical records software company, the latest wanna-be unicorn to fall far short of its original promise? The political website Politico is...
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Is Practice Fusion the latest wanna-be unicorn to bite the dust?
Is Practice Fusion, the San Francisco-based electronic medical records software company, the latest wanna-be unicorn to fall far short of its original promise? The political website Politico is...
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Health Republic files $5B suit against U.S., cites 'cascading, fatal' measures
An Oregon health insurer ravaged by the federal government's inability to come through with promised funds is suing the U.S. for $5 billion. Health Republic Insurance filed the action Wednesday in the...
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United Way names 2016 campaign co-chairs at annual meeting
United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County on Wednesday named the four campaign co-chairs who will lead the organization’s community campaign in 2016. The co-chairs are Larry Blanton, senior...
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Health care district promotes Davis to CEO
The Health Care District of Palm Beach County promoted COO/CFO Darcy J. Davis to permanent CEO at a special board meeting on Thursday. The Health Care District is a taxing authority that operates...
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Controversial FamilyCare-related bill still alive in Senate
The Senate health care committee passed a controversial bill related to Coordinated Care Organizations' contracts. Oregon Health Authority Director Lynne Saxton said House Bill 4107, which today was...
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