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House, Senate Leaders Agree on Most of Health Bill (Update2)   - 3 Hours ago
(Adds Reid letter on reconciliation starting in the fifth paragraph; Pelosi quote, comments from lawmakers throughout.) March 11 (Bloomberg) -- House and Senate leaders have agreed on most elements of
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Health care deadlines DOA?   - 4 Hours ago
President Obama wants Congress to pass a health care reform bill before its Easter break. STORY HIGHLIGHTS President Obama has set three deadlines for health care reform Controversial issue remains stalled
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Jerry Goodman Appointed President of Health Care Systems for Smith & Nephew   - 3 Hours ago
LONDON, March 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Smith & Nephew plc (LSE: SN,SNN) today announced the appointment of Jerry Goodman to the newly created role of President of Health Care Systems. Goodman will
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Thousands protest in Greek capital   - 6 Hours ago
Greek workers on a mission STORY HIGHLIGHTS Protesters angry about measures aimed at cutting Greece's massive deficit Strike began at midnight and caused all government-run institutions to shut Small
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House Dems face tough go on health care reform   - 4 Hours ago
House Democratic leaders hoping to pass a health care reform bill by the Easter congressional recess face increasingly difficult odds, as several of the party's rank-and-file have come out against the
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Democrats move closer to healthcare deal   - 3 Hours ago
By John Whitesides and Donna Smith WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats drew closer on Thursday to agreement on a broad healthcare overhaul that could lead to a final vote in the next few weeks,
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Reid says still working on healthcare deal   - 4 Hours ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid said on Thursday there were still issues to work out on a sweeping healthcare overhaul and Congress would not be bound by arbitrary deadlines.
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Medtronic launches reconstruction system in US - Zibb.com   - 4 Hours ago
Company: Medtronic, Inc. (MDT) Medtronic, a medical technology company, has launched the Vertex Select reconstruction system in the US. When a patient has a spinal condition that requires fusion or a
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KKR Leads $235 Million Debt Refinancing for Harden Healthcare   - 92 Minutes ago
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- KKR & Co., the private-equity firm run by Henry Kravis and George Roberts thats expanding its investments outside traditional buyouts, led a $235 million refinancing for Harden
  
    


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Does US have free-market healthcare? Hardly.   - 95 Minutes ago
Free-market healthcare doesn't exist in the US. Half of every health dollar spent comes from government.
  
    



'Top Line' -- Does Process Matter in Health Care Debate?   - 97 Minutes ago
ABC News' Rick Klein reports: It's hardly been a pretty path to health care reform for Democrats, with talk of arcane budget procedures and backroom deals at times drowning out the policy messaging that
  
    



Northstar Healthcare to announce Q4/2009 financial results March ...   - 98 Minutes ago
Companies: NHC Communications Inc. (NHC), Northstar Healthcare Inc (NRTSF) Northstar Healthcare Inc. (TSX: NHC) today announced that it intends to announce its 2009 fourth quarter financial results following
  
    


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Health-Care Bill Path Complicated by Parliamentarian (Update1)   - 99 Minutes ago
(Adds comment, stocks in third-fourth paragraphs.) March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Republicans said the Senate parliamentarian threw up a hurdle to congressional Democrats plans to pass changes to U.S. health-care
  
    



U.S. Stocks Advance as Health-Care Companies, Banks Lead Rally   - 112 Minutes ago
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks rose, reversing earlier losses, as Citigroup Inc. and Zions Bancorporation led a bank rally and investors speculated that health-care reform will be harder to pass.
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FDA OKs Boston Scientific heart stent   - 4 Hours ago
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new Boston Scientific Corp. heart stent system that company officials said is the first of its kind to be approved for improving bloodflow to the legs.
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WATCH: Health Care End Game   - 4 Hours ago
Calif. Rep. Woolsey discusses health care, Dem ethics and John Roberts.
  
    



Employers plan to shift more health-care costs to workers, survey reports   - 11 Hours ago
Most big employers plan to shift a larger share of health-care costs to their workers next year, according to a survey to be released Thursday. Many say they may charge more to cover spouses, tighten
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Republican Gregg Says Democrats Have Edge on Health-Care Bill   - 6 Hours ago
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Senator Judd Gregg, the Republican lawmaker charged with leading his partys floor fight against legislation to overhaul the health-care system, said today the bill is more likely
  
    



Twenty Tenet Hospitals Designated as Blue Distinction Centers for Spine SurgerySM   - 7 Hours ago
BusinessWire - Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) today announced that 20 of its hospitals have been designated as Blue Distinction Centers for Spine Surgery and/or Blue Distinction Centers for
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Maryland Healthcare System Saves More Than $5 Million with Premier Healthcare Alliance   - 7 Hours ago
BusinessWire - Frederick Memorial Healthcare System, of Frederick, Md. achieved more than $5 million in labor cost savings with the Premier healthcare alliance through the use of LaborConnect(TM), Premier's
  
    



STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Nestor Healthcare up as brokers upgrade   - 7 Hours ago
The company says the momentum of volume growth from its social care segment, which contributes nearly 70 percent of the company's revenue, has been sustained in the early months of 2010 and expects it
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St. Jude Medical's Engage, Engage TR Introducers Receive FDA, European CE Mark Approval   - 7 Hours ago
3/11/2010 9:35 AM ET RELATED NEWS Trade STJ now with TOP MARKET NEWS (RTTNews) - St. Jude Medical, Inc. (STJ: News ) announced Thursday that its introducers, Engage and Engage TR, device used as a starting
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation Wins Two National Awards for Excellence   - 7 Hours ago
DETROIT, March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation earned two national awards for Excellence in Communications -- one gold and one silver -- in the 2010 Wilmer Shields
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FDA Grants Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Orphan Drug Designation for Investigational...   - 7 Hours ago
WAYNE, N.J., March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals announced today that an orphan drug designation has been granted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for ciprofloxacin
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Nestor Healthcare FY pretax profit down; upbeat about 2010   - 11 Hours ago
* Pretax profit 7.3 mln stg vs 30.4 mln stg yr-ago * Sales down 6.9 pct to 152.0 mln stg * Raises FY div 10 pct to 1.65p March 11 (Reuters) - Healthcare staffing specialist Nestor Healthcare Group Plc
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