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MDS Receives Notice of Application from PerkinElmer, Inc. (PR Newswire)

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:46:00 Etc/GMT

MDS Inc. , a leading provider of products and services to the global life sciences markets, today announced that it was served with a Notice of Application from PerkinElmer, Inc., with whom MDS has a joint-venture to develop, manufacture and sell inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometers .

Comprehensive Care Corp. wins Pennsylvania contract (at bizjournals.com)

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:05:21 Etc/GMT

Projected 9% Dip In Medicare Advantage Rates By 2010 Will Have Considerable Financial Effects On The Health Care Sector, According To Bloomberg Renowned Analyst (Wall Street Transcript)

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:51:00 Etc/GMT

14 Year Sell-Side Veteran Takes A Look At PBMs And Health Insurance Companies And Points Out Strong And Weak Investments (Wall Street Transcript)

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:41:00 Etc/GMT

67 WALL STREET, New York - December 10, 2009 - The Wall Street Transcript has just published its Consumer Health Services Report offering a timely review of the sector to serious investors and industry executives. This 53 page feature contains expert industry commentary through in-depth interviews with public company CEOs, Equity Analysts and Money Managers. The full issue is available by calling (212) 952-7433 or via The Wall Street Transcript Online.

BMO Capital Markets Head Analyst Sees PBMs As The Bankable, Stable Choice For Investors (Wall Street Transcript)

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:33:00 Etc/GMT

Senior Analyst At BMO Capital Markets Says That The Market Is Over Estimating The Reduced Profitability That May Come From A Health Care Reform Package (Wall Street Transcript)

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:26:00 Etc/GMT

Former Director At Blue Shield And Bloomberg Top Stock Picker Sees Minimal Effects On PBMs And Health Insurance Companies If U.S. Health Care Legislation Passes (Wall Street Transcript)

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:10:00 Etc/GMT

Missouri to re-bid 10 vehicle license office contracts (at bizjournals.com)

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:05:24 Etc/GMT

CompCare Wins Multi-Year Contract in Pennsylvania (Business Wire)

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:27:00 Etc/GMT

TAMPA, Fla.----Comprehensive Care Corporation today announced it has signed a contract to provide behavioral health services for Health Partners’ members enrolled in the KidzPartners program.

Post-Health-Reform Winner: Under the Radar (at TheStreet.com)

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:16:08 Etc/GMT

Gallup and Healthways Release November U.S. Well-Being Report (Business Wire)

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:30:00 Etc/GMT

Obama Administration to Spend $600 Million to Boost HIT and Improve CHCs (Marketwire)

Wed, 9 Dec 2009 19:09:00 Etc/GMT

National Health Partners Announces First Quarter 2010 Financial Projections (Business Wire)

Wed, 9 Dec 2009 12:30:00 Etc/GMT

HORSHAM, Pa.----National Health Partners, Inc. , a leading provider of unique discount healthcare membership programs, announced today that it expects to generate record revenue and positive cash flow from operating activities during its fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2010 due to the successful launch of several large-scale sales campaigns by its partners.

DaVita Named to FORTUNE's List of Top Companies for Leaders (Business Wire)

Tue, 8 Dec 2009 22:17:00 Etc/GMT

DENVER----DaVita Inc. , a leading provider of kidney care services for those diagnosed with chronic kidney disease , today announced the company has been recognized as the only health care services company on FORTUNE Magazine’s 2009 list of Top Companies for Leaders.

Healthways among First Organizations to Receive NCQA Wellness and Health Promotion Accreditation (Business Wire)

Tue, 8 Dec 2009 11:30:00 Etc/GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn.----Healthways, Inc. today announced the organization is among the first in the nation to receive National Committee for Quality Assurance Wellness and Health Promotion accreditation, making the company an early adopter.

Study on Very Small Embryonic-Like Stem Cell Mobilization Presented at American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting on December 5, 2009 (PR Newswire)

Mon, 7 Dec 2009 14:00:00 Etc/GMT

NeoStem, Inc. , which is pioneering the pre-disease collection, processing and long-term storage of adult stem cells for future medical need and holds the exclusive, worldwide license to VSEL technology that uses very small embryonic-like stem cells isolated from peripheral blood, announced today that an abstract authored by NeoStem-affiliated scientists was presented in a poster presentation at the prestigious American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting in New Orleans on December 5, 2009.

HemaCare Announces Appointment of van der Wal as Vice President of Sales and Marketing (Marketwire)

Fri, 4 Dec 2009 22:40:00 Etc/GMT

Allion Beats by a Penny (Zacks.com)

Fri, 4 Dec 2009 20:12:06 Etc/GMT

BioScrip, Inc.: Warming Up or Cooling Off? (at Motley Fool)

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 15:08:23 Etc/GMT

Healthways, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina to Provide SilverSneakers Fitness Program to Medicare Advantage Members (Business Wire)

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 11:30:00 Etc/GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn.----Healthways, Inc. and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina today announced an agreement to provide the Healthways SilverSneakers® Fitness Program, the nation’s leading exercise program for older adults, to 47,000 Blue Medicare HMOSM and Blue Medicare PPOSM members beginning in January 2010.