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Perrigo prescribes marketing campaign for store-brand meds
Allegan-based Perrigo has begun what it claims is the first broad marketing and communications campaign to raise consumer awareness of, and confidence in, generic over-the-counter medications sold by major retailers under their own store brands.
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Mercy Health Partners plans $4M breast cancer center
Mercy Health Partners in Muskegon is raising funds in the community to help cover the cost of a $4 million advanced breast cancer screening and treatment center it plans to open in Norton Shores this fall.
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Grand Rapids Ophthalmology implants smallest FDA approved medical device
Grand Rapids Ophthalmology eye surgeon and partner Dr. Marcus Muallen has performed the first implant in Michigan of the smallest medical device ever approved by the Food and Drug Administration, according to GRO.
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Hospitals lose $8.3B a year on outdated communication technology
A study done by the Ponemon Institute in Traverse City suggests that the use of pagers and other outdated communication technologies decreases health care professionals' productivity and increases the amount of time it takes to discharge a patient — collectively costing U.S. hospitals more than $8.3 billion annually.
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Growth in health care spending, hiring and prices slows
National health care spending in March grew 3.8 percent compared to March 2012, one-tenth of a percent below the February growth rate — putting it below the record low levels that were seen from 2009 to 2011.
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More cost and lots of confusion
Cost and confusion are the two main factors confounding employers these days as they prepare to comply with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act starting Jan. 1.
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Results mixed in new air quality study
State takes issue with report comparisons
LANSING — Michigan has reduced overall air pollution since 2012, but its most populous counties still don’t earn a passing grade, according to a new report from the American Lung Association.
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Questions remain on mental health insurance coverage
LANSING — When new provisions of the federal Affordable Care Act take effect next year, a number of things could change, but don’t expect a clear answer as to what those changes will be.
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And how much will that cost?
A Cadillac-based TPA strives to add transparency to health care pricing for the benefit of its employer clients.
There is a lot of debate these days about the lack of transparency in fees charged by hospitals and physicians.
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Memorial Medical Center plans to merge with Spectrum Health
Memorial Medical Center in Ludington signed a letter of intent Friday morning to join Spectrum Health System in Grand Rapids.
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