Month: March 2009

Generics Threaten Sepracor’s Big Money Maker, Lunesta

The Boston Business Journal reports that Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc and Cobalt Laboratories Inc each filed abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) to produce a generic version of Lunesta, the popular prescription sleep aid manufactured and mark

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CMS Delays Competitive Bidding Final Rule

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has delayed the effective date for the Interim Final Rule with Comment Period that implements certain provisions of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA) for

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U.S. Hospital Profits Fall to Zero: Thomson Reuters

Last Updated: 2009-03-02 13:00:23 -0400 (Reuters Health) Plunging revenue has forced median profit margins for U.S. hospitals to zero, according to a Thomson Reuters analysis of hospital finances published on Monday. And half of the more than

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