An analysis by the Wall Street Journal of healthcare spend over the past several decades reveals the price of healthcare continues to increase faster than the consumer price index, with health spending primarily driven by hospital and physician services.

In

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Unilife Corp. has announced it has secured $60 million in debt financing.

Unilife, headquartered in York, Pa., is a developer and supplier of injectable drug delivery systems.

The financing will come from an affiliate of OrbiMed, a New

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Republicans in the House are expected to vote this week on legislation that would permanently repeal the sustainable growth rate (SGR) Medicare physician payment formula.

To pay for the SGR fix, the legislation is expected to propose a delay or

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We have previously discussed on this blog the ever-increasing federal and state focus on healthcare fraud prevention and enforcement activities.

As investors consider opportunities, especially those in more highlighted areas of sensitivity, they should be aware of the government’s focus

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Cheetah Medical has announced it has raised $9 million in financing. 

Cheetah Medical, based in Newton Center, Mass., is a developer of non-invasive hemodynamic monitoring, including the CHEETAH NICOM hemodynamic management system.

Leading the investment round was Fletcher Spaght

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DaVita HealthCare Partners has announced in an earnings call with shareholders that it will settle federal anti-kickback investigations into some of the company’s relationships with nephrologists, according to a Denver Post report.

Under the terms of the settlement, Denver-based

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