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Makers of diabetes drug will pay $90 million
By Staff WriterGlaxoSmithKline, maker of the diabetes drug Avandia, has entered into a 37-state settlement to resolve allegations that it unlawfully promoted Avandia, suppressing reports that heart attacks were linked to users of the drug.
November 19, 2012
Blue Cross asks regulators to approve mergerThe parent of Illinois Blue would add about 272,000 enrollees.
November 19, 2012
Minnesota LTC providers: Be practical about dataPoorly designed rules could shut out some providers or discourage innovation, a coalition says.
November 19, 2012
On the Third Hand: TeamworkWhat if Republicans made a sincere effort to fix the PPACA exchange rules?
November 19, 2012
Hospital Medicare cash lures doctors as costs increaseFederal reimbursement changes may have tilted the table in favor of integrated systems.
November 19, 2012
Small businesses fume, now seeing ‘Obamacare’ as unavoidableA number of business owners across the US are threatening to lay off workers, slash employee hours, or add surcharges to their services, citing higher costs of doing business once all the provisions of PPACA kick in.
November 19, 2012
NAIC’s Vaughan leaving November 30The search firm is said to be looking for someone with political credentials at the state level. COO Andrew Beal will be in charge in the interim.
November 16, 2012
Dream a big dreamA theme emerged at this year's NAILBA Conference. Lets just say its fitting that the venue was down the road from Disney World.