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The Federal Trade Commission and Phoebe Putney Health System are in settlement talks to resolve a bitterly disputed court battle over a $200 million hospital acquisition in southwest Georgia.
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Medical-device maker Medtronic, Minneapolis, is making a push into the world of pure-play health information technology with the acquisition of telehealth and patient remote-monitoring services provider Cardiocom, a privately held firm based in Chanhassen, Minn.
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Medtronic said it has acquired Cardiocom, a disease-management and patient-monitoring firm, in a move that the devicemaker hopes will turn rising concerns about health spending to its advantage.
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NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y.—New York City-based Montefiore Health System announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York for its affiliates to acquire the assets of Sound Shore Health System. The transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval, is...
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HMA is prepared to invite some of Glenview Capital Management's proposed nominees onto its board of directors, but the hedge fund is rebuffing the offer.
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Digital Insurance, an Atlanta-based online health insurance agency and employee benefits consultancy has announced the acquisition of Strategic Employee Benefit Services, with offices in Wellesley and Springfield, Mass., and Providence, R.I.
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The proposed $3.9 billion tie-up between Community Health Systems and HMA highlights the rise of the hospital mega-system as a response to declining inpatient volumes and payment rates.
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Community Health Systems faces pressure to sweeten its $3.9 billion cash and stock bid for Health Management Associates, with HMA's largest shareholder calling it too low.
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Health information technology systems developer Cerner Corp. went mall shopping for another corporate office complex, but is waiting on tax breaks from local government before it goes through with the deal.
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Aetna, one of the largest U.S. insurers, continued its push into accountable care contracts, with five new deals in Maine.
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