Month: February 2009

AMA Files Class-Action Lawsuits Against Aetna and CIGNA

The American Medical Association (AMA) joined with individual physicians in filing separate class-action lawsuits against Aetna Health Inc and CIGNA Corporation on February 9, 2009. The AMA filed under claims that the two companies used rigged data

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OSA Drug Treatment Makes Headway

The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Product Regulatory Agency (MHRA) granted permission to Cortex Pharmaceuticals Inc, Irvine, Calif, to proceed with the clinical development of AMPAKINE CX1739 in subjects with moderate to severe sleep apnea. D

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Cutting U.S. Healthcare Costs Crucial: Budget Official

Last Updated: 2009-02-23 16:00:31 -0400 (Reuters Health) WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Reducing healthcare costs is crucial for restoring the health of the United States’ economy, White House budget director Peter Orszag told a summit on fiscal respons

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Proposal Envisions New U.S. Health Insurance Program

Managed Care by Will Dunham Last Updated: 2009-02-19 15:27:47 -0400 (Reuters Health) WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A prominent private U.S. health policy group on Thursday proposed creating a major new public health program and government-operated

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U.S. Employers Expect Steady Rise in Health Costs

by Maggie Fox Last Updated: 2009-02-20 13:15:25 -0400 (Reuters Health) WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. employers expect increases in health care costs will stay at a steady 6 percent this year, twice the rate of inflation, according to a survey p

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