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These hospitals make the most money off patients — and they’re mostly nonprofits
By Lena H. Sun Seven of the top 10 most profitable hospitals in the United States are nonprofit facilities…
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Medicare ‘bundled payments’ improve health, save money
By SUSAN DEVORE @DeVorePremier A Medicare program that began on April 1 requires about 800 hospitals to “bundle” payments…
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Westmoreland ASC receives $400k for orthopedics: 5 things to know
By Laura Dyrda Westmoreland (N.Y.) Ambulatory Surgery Center received money for an ASC project for orthopedics, according to a WIBX…
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Large Inflow of Money Witnessed in Orthofix International N.V.
Shares of Orthofix International N.V. (NASDAQ:OFIX) saw an erosion of -0.01 points in recent session. During the trading, the value…
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$60 Billion That Medicare Wasted
That’s not unusual for federal investigators dealing with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the section of the Department…
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Shares of Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT) Sees Large Outflow of Money
By Stephanie Nicolas Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT) traded higher in the last at $76.9, gaining 0.1 points or 0.13%. From the…
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Woven Orthopedic raises $6.6M for device to keep implant screws tight
By Varun Saxena Connecticut’s Woven Orthopedic Technologies has now raised $6.6 million in equity financing since inception in 2013, thanks…
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Aetna Buys Humana For $37 Billion, But Deal Doesn’t Add Up
By Dan Diamond The big are getting bigger: Aetna AET +1.74% and Humana HUM +0.62%, the nation’s number three and number four health insurers by revenue, are…
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Doctors and nurses busted for $712 million Medicare fraud
By Katie Lobosco The FBI arrested 46 doctors and nurses across the country this week in the largest Medicare fraud…
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5 reasons why taking device sales reps out of the OR is a big mistake
By Robyn Melhuish Healthcare costs are spiraling out of control, and hospitals and health systems are attempting to reign in…
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What’s the money for? Spinal surgeon explains his payments
By Richard Gould HICKORY, N.C. – What would you do for $10,000? What would your doctor do for $100,000? Questions…
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Report: VCs put more into fewer medtech deals last year
January 20, 2015 by Brad Perriello The collective value of venture capital investments in medical device companies surged last year…
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FDA Often Fails to Disclose Advisers’ Corporate Ties
By ED SILVERMAN Many of the physicians and other experts who sit on FDA advisory panels to review medical devices have…
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FEDS RECOVER RECORD $$$ FOR FALSE CLAIMS
Walter Eisner • Wed, December 3rd, 2014 Fighting health care fraud paid off to the tune of $2.3 billion for…
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Why Improving Access to Health Care Does Not Save Money
Aaron E. Carroll @aaronecarroll One of the oft-repeated arguments in favor of the Affordable Care Act is that it will…
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