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Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
The Georgia Department of Community Health board on Thursday approved a plan to charge commercial HMOs the same fee as managed care companies that operate the state's Medicaid program in an effort to make up for a 5% reduction in program funding, the Savannah Morning News reports. The fees are ...
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Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
Three Florida HMOs have said they will continue participating in a "Medicaid Reform" plan after the Agency for Health Care Administration agreed to reduce payments by an average of 3% on Sept. 1, instead of 5% as previously announced, Florida Health News reports (Florida Health News, 9/2). In letters to ...
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Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
California health insurers say legislation that would require them to spend at least 85% of premium revenue on health benefit expenses would not address the underlying causes of rising health care costs or improve the quality of care, the Wall Street Journal reports. The bill, which the state Legislature approved ...
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Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday examined how WellPoint CEO Angela Braly "is attempting a delicate balancing act: raising premiums enough to placate investors but not so much as to send customers fleeing elsewhere." According to the Journal, the "conundrum of how to reassure investors that profit will be maintained ...
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Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., September 03, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Senesco Technologies, Inc. ("Senesco" or the "Company") today announced that the Company will be presenting at BioPharm America(TM) 2008. The conference is being held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel Atlanta in Buckhead, GA from September 9-10, 2008. Bruce Galton, Chief Executive Officer ...
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Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
EWING, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 3, 2008 - Redpoint Bio Corporation (OTCBB: RPBC), a company leveraging recent discoveries in the molecular biology of taste to discover and develop novel taste modulators for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries, today announced that Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Ray Salemme will present an overview of ...
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Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
ALISO VIEJO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 3, 2008 - Clarient, Inc. (Nasdaq: CLRT), a premier anatomic pathology and molecular testing services resource for pathologists, oncologists, and the pharmaceutical industry, today announced that its Vice Chairman and CEO Ron Andrews is scheduled to make an investor presentation at the Baird Small Cap Health ...
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Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
PRINCETON, N.J., September 02, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Medarex, Inc. announced today that it is scheduled to present at the Thomas Weisel Partners Healthcare Conference at 9:10 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, September 4, 2008. The event will be webcast live and will be available in the Investor Relations section of ...
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Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 2, 2008 - Cougar Biotechnology, Inc. (NASDAQ:CGRB) today announced that Alan H. Auerbach, Chief Executive Officer and President of Cougar, will present at the 3rd Annual Citi Biotech Day on Monday, September 8, at 11:15 a.m. EDT at the Citi Executive Conference Center in New York City. ...
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Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
SUMMIT, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 2, 2008 - Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) today announced its presentation at the NewsMakers in the Biotech Industry Conference on Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. EDT will be webcast live and will be available in the investor relations section of the company's Web site at ...
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Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 2, 2008 - Cell Genesys, Inc. (Nasdaq:CEGE) today announced that Sharon E. Tetlow, senior vice president and chief financial officer of Cell Genesys, will present a company update at the NewsMakers in the Biotech Industry Conference in New York City on Thursday, September 4, 2008, ...
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Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 2, 2008 - Alkermes, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALKS) announced today that its corporate presentation will be webcast live by Morgan Stanley on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 9:45 a.m. EDT and by Robert W. Baird on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at 12:40 p.m. EDT. The presentations will be ...
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Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
HAWTHORNE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 3, 2008 - Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACOR) today announced that Tierney Saccavino, Vice President of Corporate Communications, will present a corporate overview at the upcoming Baird's Small Cap Health Care Conference on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at 8:30 a.m. ET at the InterContinental The Barclay in ...
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Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
SUMMIT, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 3, 2008--Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) today announced its presentation at the Thomas Weisel Partners Experts in Growth Healthcare Conference 2008 on Friday, September 5, 2008 at 9:10 a.m. EDT will be webcast live and will be available in the investor relations section of the company's Web site ...
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Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 3, 2008 - Applied Biosystems Inc. (NYSE:ABI) announced today that it will participate in the Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Unplugged Conference on Tuesday, September 9. Dennis Winger, Chief Financial Officer, will provide a brief opening statement, followed by a question and answer session with investors and ...
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