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Five clinical service chiefs at Royal Oak, Mich.-based Beaumont Health System delivered a letter to the Beaumont board of directors asking the board to reconsider its proposed merger with Henry Ford Health System, sources told Crain's Detroit Business.
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The Illinois state health facilities board today approved two hospital merger deals intended to reshape the landscape of healthcare in the suburbs.
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Beaumont Health System Executive VP and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ananias Diokno has announced his retirement.
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Five clinical service chiefs at Beaumont Health System Tuesday delivered a letter to the Beaumont board of directors asking the board to reconsider its proposed merger with the Henry Ford Health System, sources told Crain's.
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The first time Jeff Shellan got a cardiac stress test for his troubled heart, the retail price was $2,166. His insurance company agreed to a discounted price of $885, of which Shellan paid $364. When his doctor suggested a retest a year later, the charge was $8,078, the discounted rate was $3,755,...
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Memorial Medical Center in Ludington, Mich., is the latest hospital with plans to become a member of Spectrum Health. Memorial has signed a nonbinding letter of intent to join the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based not-for-profit system.
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Drugmakers Actavis Inc. and Warner Chilcott PLC said Friday that they in early talks about a possible combination of the two companies. Both say there is no agreement on a deal yet.
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More than six months after Trinity Health and Catholic Health East officials announced plans to merge, the organizations have closed the deal and officially formed a health system that includes more than 70 hospitals in 21 states.
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Canada's largest listed drug maker, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc, is in talks to buy generic drugmaker Actavis Inc for more than $13 billion, a person familiar with the situation told Reuters on Friday night.
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Just months before the creation of a $4 billion health system, the two Roman Catholic hospital operators behind the deal have abandoned talks for now, citing disagreements over back-office functions.
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