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District taps familiar partner for future site of United Medical Center
The District has hired the health care consulting company formerly responsible for helping turn around city-owned United Medical Center to now oversee planning for a new hospital east of the Anacostia...
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Biogen wins dismissal of investor suit over Tecfidera patient death
A federal appeals court in Boston has dismissed a suit claiming that Biogen and its top executives misled investors about how the 2014 death of a patient on Tecfidera would impact sales of the...
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Fairview's merger with HealthEast a done deal
The boards of Fairview Health Services and HeathEast Care System have approved plans to merge the organizations, closing a previously announced deal. St. Paul-based HealthEast will become part of...
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Hunter Health Clinic adds board members
Hunter Health Clinic Inc. has added two people to its board of directors. Mike Herbert, CEO of Delta Dental of Kansas, has joined the board along with Amy Ham, an academic instructor within Wichita...
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Senate budget affirms Hill's pursuit of biz health care contributions
It appears almost certain now that some Massachusetts employers will be called upon to make new contributions to help the state pay for surging Medicaid costs. Senate leaders put forward a budget...
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New Missouri licensing offers 'Band-Aid' for physician shortages
A new Missouri program to put unmatched medical school graduates to work has been touted as a model for other states, but some local entities are also wary of the law, which would allow students who...
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ECMC exec on ransomware attack: "This is a form of terrorism"
Erie County Medical Center officials confirmed this week that a cyber attack last month did indeed involve a ransom demand of thousands of dollars from an international source. But the hospital refused...
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Hawaii U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono to undergo cancer treatment
U.S. Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, said on Tuesday that she will undergo treatment for kidney cancer. “During a routine pre-operative physical for my eye surgery, my doctor discovered an abnormality...
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Three health insurers plan double-digit rate hikes for third quarter
Three Massachusetts insurers will see double-digit rate hikes in the third quarter, which the state's Division of Insurance says is largely due to volatility of the Affordable Care Act's risk...
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Biotech's big buildup: Why lab buildings are heading skyward
Biotech's boom is headed up. Cash fueling the growth of life sciences startups and maturing companies also is backing construction of speculative campuses — but instead of going horizontal with their...
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Health care startup once backed by Jeff Bezos and Nick Hanauer ceases operation
Qliance Management Inc., a Seattle-based health service company that was backed early on by Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos, has closed. The company's third-party telemedicine provider confirmed that Qliance...
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Oahu-based Aloha Green Holdings harvests first medical marijuana crop
Aloha Green Holdings is the first medical marijuana dispensary in Hawaii to harvest its first crop. The Oahu-based dispensary said on Tuesday that it has successfully harvested its initial crop from...
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BCBSNC, Amerigroup ink collaboration amid N.C. Medicaid reform
Amid Medicaid reform efforts in the state, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina and Amerigroup Partnership Plan have inked a new collaboration. The collaboration will be focused on serving...
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Sneak peek: Tour Juno Therapeutics' copper-plated South Lake Union...
Juno Therapeutics Inc. is about to move into its copper-plated South Lake Union headquarters. The biotech company will take the top nine floors of the new building at 400 Dexter Ave. N. as soon as...
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Colorado health care software company attracts Asian private equity buyer
A Singapore private equity fund is acquiring majority ownership of Global Healthcare Exchange LLC (GHX), a Louisville-based hospital supply chain technology company. Temasek Holdings Private Ltd. is...
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Express Scripts targets workers’ comp market with myMatrixx buy
Express Scripts (ERSX:NASDAQ), the nation’s largest pharmacy benefit management company, said Wednesday it is acquiring Tampa-based myMatrixx, a provider of pharmacy benefit solutions for the workers’...
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myMatrixx is acquired by the nation’s largest pharmacy benefit manager
Express Scripts (ERSX:NASDAQ) is acquiring Tampa-based myMatrixx, a provider of pharmacy benefit solutions for the workers’ compensation market. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. St. Louis-based...
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Veeva systems has growth secrets locked in its ‘Vault’
Since Veeva Systems was founded 10 years ago, it has grown to more than 1,500 employees, gone public and dispelled early skepticism about its business model. Last year, Veeva, which sells cloud...
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Meet the winners of our Tech and Innovation Awards 2017
The Business Times’ annual Tech and Innovation Awards are an opportunity to profile and highlight companies and entrepreneurs driving our region’s economy. Every year, we have a chance take a peek...
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New England Venture Capital Association names 2017 NEVY Awards winners
The New England Venture Capital association named the winners of the 2017 NEVY Awards Wednesday night at a Mardi Gras-themed event at the House of Blues in Boston. The awards honor both startups and...
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