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Less Medicare Pain Seen for U.S. Nursing Homes
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Nursing home stocks could get a bounce next week if feared cuts worth billions of dollars to their reimbursement rates under the U.S. Medicare insurance program for the elderly are softened. Reuters Health Information
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International Approvals: Isentress, Rexin-G, Vectibix
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Europe has approved raltegravir tablets (Isentress); the Philippines has approved a tumor-targeted gene delivery product (Rexin-G); and Europe has approved panitumumab intravenous infusion (Vectibix). Medscape Medical News
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UnitedHealth 1st-Qtr Profit Misses, Cuts Forecast
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Health insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc posted a lower-than-expected first-quarter profit on Tuesday, hurt by weakness in its business serving employers, and slashed its full-year earnings forecast, sending its shares down as much as 11.5 percent. Reuters Health Information
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