18 Billion Dollar Health Care Deal
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After three days of operation, the first ministers performed CPR on a new health care funding deal.Late Wednesday night, the Premiers and Prime Minister Paul Martin reached a compromise agreement to put more money into the health-care system.
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The cost of providing health care to employees has risen 11.2 percent this year, according to an authoritative national survey reported Thursday.
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Anthem Inc. (ATH.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and WellPoint Health Networks Inc. (WLP.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday sealed their $16.5 billion merger, creating the biggest health
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Automaker could save big if it can agree to a health care trust with its workers.
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The Canadian government is considering offering provinces more than C$9 billion ($6.9 billion) for health care over five years as long as they follow rules when spending the money, the
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Doctors and the Ontario government have agreed to try to cut the taxpayer-funded prescription drug costs of the poor and elderly by $200 million over the next four years, the Star has learned.
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There's no better time than now to consider funds focused on the health-care industry.
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OTTAWA - Premier Bernard Lord has signed his name to a deal that will pour millions more dollars into New Brunswick&#39;s health care coffers.
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California's insurance commissioner approved a $16.4 billion merger creating the nation's largest health insurance company yesterday, after saying he had wrung hundreds of millions of dollars out of the companies involved that would be used to improve healthcare in the state.
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Groups representing most facets of the nation's health care system are lining up in support of a large spending increase for a popular children's insurance program.
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ATLANTA - A new study has found that 15 medical conditions accounted for about half of the US$200 billion (S$342 billion) rise in US health spending from 1987 to 2000.
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D.C. leaders said yesterday they have reached a final agreement to spend $79 million on a plan to save financially troubled Greater Southeast Community Hospital after lawyers for the city worked out eleventh-hour assurances that its investment would be protected.
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The Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday afternoon the largest increase ever in Medicare premiums, an increase of over 17 percent that will affect 38.
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U.S. congressional leaders on Friday said they reached agreement on legislation to expand a health-care program for children in low-income families, setting up a potential showdown with President George W. Bush who has vowed to veto it.
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Officials agreed to send $14 billion in federal money over six years to the 13 provinces and territories that administer health care.
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Advanced Medical Optics said it is willing to pay more than the $3.67 billion the eye care company accepted from a private equity firm.
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Coventry Health Care Inc.  on Thursday said it agreed to buy rival health plan First Health Group Corp.  for about &#36;1.8 billion in stock and cash as it looks to expand its geographic reach and keep pace with rivals.