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Lexmark International acquired Pacsgear for about $54 million in cash.
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Full-service hospital operators long have viewed specialty providers with suspicion. But they increasingly are adopting the philosophy of, “If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.”
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A clerical error means Tuomey Healthcare System in South Carolina owes $39 million less than a federal judge ordered Tuesday. But the system still is on the hook for $238 million in damages for violating the federal False Claims Act. A settlement to resolve the case, meanwhile, may still be in the...
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Catamaran Corp., a provider of pharmacy benefit-management services and technology, completed its acquisition of Milwaukee-based Restat, also a provider of PBM services, on Oct. 1.
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The HCA hospital chain this week won a bidding war for Citrus Memorial hospital in Inverness, Fla., securing its fourth new hospital this year in an ambitious expansion of its already large footprint in the Tampa Bay region.
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Tenet Healthcare Corp., Dallas, has completed its $1.8 billion acquisition of Vanguard Health Systems, Nashville.
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Baylor Health Care System and Scott & White Healthcare closed on a deal to create Texas' largest not-for-profit health system.
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Accretive Health has agreed to pay $14 million to settle a lawsuit filed last year by shareholders of the beleaguered Chicago company.
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WellCare Health Plans, Tampa, Fla., announced on Sept. 30 that it has entered into an agreement to buy certain assets of Healthfirst Health Plan of New Jersey.
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Premier's $760 million IPO—priced above the upper end of its expected range and trading strong out of the gate—shows investor confidence in its diversified array of services and expectations under healthcare reform.
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