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Insurers Propose Universal, Centralized Healthcare
(Los Angeles Times) Dec 4, 2008 - Several consumer groups criticize the early bid by America's Health Insurance Plans, a trade group that fought an overhaul in the 1990s, to take an active role in Obama's effort to revamp the system.
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More Job Cuts at Sanofi, This Time in the US
(Wall Street Journal Health Blog) Dec 3, 2008 - Chris Viehbacher, the new CEO of Sanofi-Aventis, isn’t a man to let the grass grow under his feet. Just two days in his new job, and Sanofi is cutting its U.S. sales force, Dow Jones Newswires reports.
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New Website to Help Hospitals Deal With CMS Recovery Audit Contractors
(StreetInsider.com) Dec 4, 2008 - An Internet portal designed to provide hospitals and health systems with a single source for the latest news and information, on The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Recovery Auditor Contractor (RAC) program, is rolling out this week at www.racmonitor.com.
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FDA Asks Roche For More Data On Key Drug Actemra
(CNNMoney.com) Dec 4, 2008 - Roche Holding AG suffered a severe setback Thursday for its most promising new drug, Actemra, when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration asked for a new animal trial and other information, which will delay its launch by at least 18 months.
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Novartis Malaria Drug Is Safe, Effective, FDA Says
(Wall Street Journal) Dec 3, 2008 - A Food and Drug Administration panel said clinical studies showed a Novartis AG malaria drug was safe and effective at treating one type of the mosquito-borne illness.
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An Insurer Gives Lipitor Users a Break
(The Star-Ledger) Dec 4, 2008 - Health insurer Cigna has reduced consumers' co-payments for the world's top-selling drug, the cholesterol fighter Lipitor, saying it will help keep the medicine affordable during the economic slump.
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