Potential Pfizer and Allergan Deal Would Create World's Largest Drug Maker

Potential Pfizer and Allergan Deal Would Create World's Largest Drug Maker

According to a Reuters report Pfizer and Allergan are in friendly but early talks to become the world's largest drugmaker.  Allergan shares jumped 6.4 percent to $305.46 in U.S. trading, while Pfizer was off 2.7 percent at $34.51.

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UnitedHealth to Acquire Workers' Compensation Benefits Company Helios for $1.6B

UnitedHealth to Acquire Workers' Compensation Benefits Company Helios for $1.6B

UnitedHealth is on the verge of acquiring Helios, who provides workers' compensation and pharmacy benefit management to some of the largest U.S. insurers and third-party administrators. It manages more than 7 million prescriptions annually.

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Hillary Clinton Voices Her Concerns about Merger Mania in Healthcare

Hillary Clinton Voices Her Concerns about Merger Mania in Healthcare

Hillary Clinton is raising criticism on proposed mergers of the nation’s largest healthcare companies. The deals between Anthem and Cigna and between Aetna and Humana are still under review by the Department of Justice for the next year or so. Clinton has serious concerns about the pending mergers saying that customers would not benefit in any way, at least not in the way that these companies have said that they would.

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Whistleblower Doctor Warns About Hospitals Hiring Physicians

Whistleblower Doctor Warns About Hospitals Hiring Physicians

There is a good chance that your once-independent doctor is now employed by a hospital. Dr. Michael Reilly, a Fort Lauderdale, Fla., orthopedic surgeon, does not believe this is good for physicians, patients or society.

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Will Sick Care Consolidation Increase or Decrease Prices?

Will Sick Care Consolidation Increase or Decrease Prices?

By now you know that a) hospitals are gobbling up practices , and b) hospitals are gobbling up each other and becoming vertically intergrated delivery networks , and c) health insurance companies are merging too. 

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