Health ministry aims to spend $1b less this year

Health ministry aims to spend $1b less this year
THE health ministry is looking to spend $1 billion less this year based on belt-tightening strategies Health Minister Rudyard Spencer says the agency is undertaking.
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Health insurers expect costs to drive up claims payouts more than 10 percent next year

Health insurers expect costs to drive up claims payouts more than 10 percent next year
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The costs that dictate employer-provided health insurance plans will climb more than 10 percent within the next 12 months, and financially pressured companies may pass more of this increase along to their workers through next year’s benefits plans, [...]

Health Department says flu vaccines plentiful this year

Health Department says flu vaccines plentiful this year
This flu season is expected to run smoother than last year’s when fears of catching swine flu spiked demand for the vaccine.
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Animal Health International, Inc. Announces Its Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2010 Earnings Release Date and Conference …

Animal Health International, Inc. Announces Its Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2010 Earnings Release Date and Conference …
WESTLAKE, Texas — Animal Health International, Inc. announced today that the Company will release financial results for its fiscal year 2010 fourth quarter ended June 30, 2009, on Tuesday, September 7, 2010.
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Health Dept: Immunize now for new school year

Health Dept: Immunize now for new school year
Back to school means children are required to be up-to-date on all immunizations. To avoid long lines and the possibility of a shortage of vaccines, the Paris-Lamar County Health Department is offering immunizations at $14 per child regardless of the number of vaccinations given.
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Cardinal Health closes important year on the upswing, CEO says

Cardinal Health closes important year on the upswing, CEO says
Cardinal Health Inc. (NYSE: CAH) has closed the books on fiscal 2010 — a year of transition that included continuing financial and operating turnarounds, as well as a major spin-off — while raising its earnings sights for the coming year. Ohio’s largest company earned $642.2 million, [...]

Mayo Clinic a Top U.S. Health System for Second Year in a Row

Mayo Clinic a Top U.S. Health System for Second Year in a Row
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.—-Mayo Clinic, for the second year in a row, has been a named a top U.S. health system, according to a Thomson Reuters survey that analyzed the quality and efficiency of 255 health systems across the country.
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Premier health alliance honors Standard Register with Supplier Performance Award for 5th consecutive year

Premier health alliance honors Standard Register with Supplier Performance Award for 5th consecutive year
For the fifth consecutive year, Standard Register is being honored by the Premier health alliance with its Supplier Performance Award at the 2010 Premier Annual Breakthroughs Conference and Exhibition in Washington D.C. The award ceremony is being held at the Gaylord National [...]

The H1N1 outbreak one year after: Good health policy, bad communications

The H1N1 outbreak one year after: Good health policy, bad communications
Stay focused. Be factual. Don’t panic. Respond. Federal Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq says those were the principles which formed the approach she adopted one year ago when the H1N1 flu pandemic arrived on Canada’s doorstep, and followed as the crisis unfolded over the following 10 [...]

Dartmouth First Year Lecture: Mountains Beyond Mountains

As part of their orientation to Dartmouth, members of the Class of 2013, were assigned a summer reading project. The subject of the assignment: Tracy Kidder’s “Mountains Beyond Mountains,” which chronicled the work of now-Dartmouth President Jim Yong Kim, Dr. Paul Farmer, and Ophelia Dahl, the founders of Partners in Health and their work for [...]

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