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Community Health says Tenet "misguided and wrong" Reuters By Susan Kelly CHICAGO (Reuters) - Community Health Systems Inc (CYH.N), which has been trying to buy Tenet Healthcare Corp (THC.N), rejected Tenet's accusations that it improperly admitted patients to its hospitals, calling its smaller rival ... See all stories on this topic »

Aetna profit windfall keeps health insurers rolling Reuters N) became the latest health insurer to debunk investor fears that a US health overhaul would crimp profits, particularly as it prospers from fewer Americans seeking care in the weak economy. The No. 3 US health insurer posted first-quarter financial ... See all stories on this topic »

Aetna to scale back health insurance rate hikes Los Angeles Times The health insurer agreed to scale back rate hikes in California. (Douglas Healey / Associated Press / February 9, 2006) By Duke Helfand, Los Angeles Times A third major California health insurer has agreed to scale back insurance rate hikes this year ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

The 10 Pathogen-Food Combinations That Most Hurt Public Health Wall Street Journal (blog) But while the agency ranks pathogens by how frequently they cause illness, it doesn't tell you the foods in which they're likely to be dangerous to public health. A new report from the University of Florida's Emerging Pathogens Institute takes a first ... See all stories on this topic »

Summary Box: Medco Health 1Q Net Income Tops Views ABC News By AP THE RESULTS: Pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions Inc.'s first-quarter profit rose 4 percent to $333.1 million, or 80 cents per share, on a 4 percent boost in revenue to $17.02 billion. Excluding charges, Medco earned 91 cents per ... See all stories on this topic »

Is Massachusetts the next Wisconsin? Washington Post (blog) (Faith Ninivaggi/Washington Post) Earlier this week, the Democratic-controlled House in Massachusetts passed a bill limiting collective bargaining rights on health care for municipal employees. Unions are outraged; conservatives are cheering, ... See all stories on this topic »

Republicans target state health insurance exchange funds Reuters Next week, the US House of Representatives is expected to take up a bill that would repeal funding for $1.9 billion in grants for establishing exchanges where individuals can purchase health insurance. While the measure is expected to pass the ... See all stories on this topic »

Vermont governor hails health care bill passage BusinessWeek The Vermont Senate has passed a bill designed to put the state on a path toward a universal, single-payer health care system. The bill gained final Senate approval Tuesday on a vote of 21-9 and now moves to a conference committee where lawmakers will ... See all stories on this topic »

Ex-Cal doctor accused of sex assaults of patients San Francisco Chronicle A doctor who worked for UC Berkeley's health center for more than 20 years has been charged with sexually assaulting patients, authorities said today. Robert Martin Kevess, 52, of Oakland assaulted at least six male patients since 2006 while working at ... See all stories on this topic »

Health Watch: Is Sugar Poison? MyFox Atlanta By BETH GALVIN/myfoxatlanta ATLANTA - Health experts recommend we eat no more than eight teaspoons of sugar day. But on average, Americans consume four times that much. That's raising questions about whether our growing sweet tooth could be making us ... See all stories on this topic » MyFox Atlanta

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