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Perrigo acquires rights to Fera Pharmaceuticals line for $93M
Perrigo has acquired the rights to produce an ophthalmic sterile ointment and solution products portfolio from Fera Pharmaceuticals of Long Island, N.Y., for an upfront cash payment of approximately $93 million.
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Spectrum Health raises prices 5.9 percent in Grand Rapids
Spectrum Health prices at Grand Rapids hospitals and clinics will increase an average of 5.9 percent in FY2014, which begins July 1, according to its annual budget review.
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Priority Health gives Medicaid patients access to Metro Health
Priority Health has increased access to care for Medicaid members in a new relationship with Metro Health in the Grand Rapids area.
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Saint Mary’s Health Care now Mercy Health Saint Mary’s
New regional brand has been launched for Trinity Health properties in West Michigan.
A new sign has been unveiled on the second largest hospital in Greater Grand Rapids: Saint Mary’s Health Care is now Mercy Health Saint Mary’s.
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Health clinic consolidation decision coming soon
County isn’t buying iPads for commissioners right now.
Kent County should know relatively soon whether it can merge the two health department clinics in Wyoming and Kentwood into a single one located in Kentwood, an endeavor the county has been working on since last September.
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Blackford Capital acquires Mopec
The Grand Rapids based private equity firm Blackford Capital has acquired Mopec, a manufacturer of pathology and mortuary equipment based in metro Detroit.
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Varnum wins $5.1M fees case against BCBSM
A federal judge ordered Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan on May 23 to pay back $5.1 million it collected in hidden fees while serving as third-party administrator for a self-insured employee health insurance plan.
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Employee health care cost increase may have slowed in 2013
However, expert says new taxes and fees in ACA will add to cost increases in 2014.
According to the findings of McGraw Wentworth’s 2013 Southeast Michigan Mid-Market Group Benefits Survey released May 20, midsize employers are making moderate health plan changes, keeping cost increases to 4 percent — the lowest rate in 10 years.
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Perrigo ships generic bladder drug into $54M market
Perrigo has won its legal battle to challenge the validity of the patent on the bladder drug Sanctura XR, even as it begins another patent challenge in its efforts to be first to produce a generic version of a topical testosterone solution.
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How can we prevent 'never events'?
Everything has risks. This is especially true in health care.
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