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*Pilot scheme in Jakarta triggered overcrowding at hospitals. JAKARTA, May 20- When a sick Indonesian baby died after 10 hospitals in Jakarta turned her family away in February, critics blamed a pilot health insurance scheme that had overwhelmed the city's public hospitals.
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Cigna Corp. rose$. 54 or. 8 percent, to $67.90. Humana Inc. rose $1.10 or 1.4 percent, to $80.45. UnitedHealth Group rose$. 70 or 1.1 percent, to $62.84.
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Allergan rose$. 99 or 1.0 percent, to $101.41. Baxter International Inc. rose $1.09 or 1.5 percent, to $72.94. Boston Scientific Corp. rose$. 06 or. 7 percent, to $9.10.
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Allergan fell$. 34 or. 3 percent, to $100.08. Baxter International Inc. rose$. 68 or. 9 percent, to $72.53. Boston Scientific Corp. rose$. 04 or. 4 percent, to $9.08.
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Cigna Corp. rose$. 53 or. 8 percent, to $67.89. Humana Inc. rose $1.59 or 2.0 percent, to $80.94. UnitedHealth Group rose$. 98 or 1.6 percent, to $63.12.
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Johnson& Johnson's DePuy orthopedics business plans to stop selling a couple of hip replacement systems not widely used by doctors. DePuy said the Ultamet and Complete brands now represent less than 1 percent of its bearings sold in the United States and Europe.
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Allergan fell$. 01 or percent, to $100.41. Baxter International Inc. rose$. 99 or 1.4 percent, to $72.84. Boston Scientific Corp. rose$. 07 or. 8 percent, to $9.11.
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Cigna Corp. rose$. 29 or. 4 percent, to $67.64. Humana Inc. rose$. 91 or 1.1 percent, to $80.26. UnitedHealth Group rose$. 50 or. 8 percent, to $62.64.
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Cigna Corp. fell$. 74 or 1.1 percent, to $67.36. Humana Inc. fell$. 15 or. 2 percent, to $79.35. UnitedHealth Group rose$. 53 or. 9 percent, to $62.14.
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Allergan fell $2.40 or 2.3 percent, to $100.42. Medtronic fell$. 37 or. 7 percent, to $49.64. Zimmer Holdings Inc. fell$. 37 or. 5 percent, to $80.62.
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MADISON, N.J.-- Health insurer Humana is selling a toxicology and clinical lab business, a division of its Concentra health care provider, to Quest Diagnostics Inc.. The Madison, N.J., company's first-quarter net income fell 15 percent as people cut back on medical spending and more Medicare reimbursements cut into revenue.
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Cigna Corp. fell$. 44 or. 6 percent, to $67.66. Humana Inc. rose$. 06 or. 1 percent, to $79.56. UnitedHealth Group rose$. 33 or. 5 percent, to $61.94.
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Allergan fell $1.77 or 1.7 percent, to $101.05. Baxter International Inc. rose$. 82 or 1.2 percent, to $71.37. Boston Scientific Corp. fell$. 06 or. 7 percent, to $9.04.
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Cigna Corp. fell$. 19 or. 3 percent, to $67.91. Humana Inc. fell$. 03 or percent, to $79.47. UnitedHealth Group rose$. 33 or. 5 percent, to $61.94.
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Allergan fell $2.36 or 2.3 percent, to $100.46. Baxter International Inc. fell$. 05 or. 1 percent, to $70.50. Johnson& Johnson fell$. 38 or. 4 percent, to $87.26.
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Cigna Corp. rose$. 22 or. 3 percent, to $68.10. Humana Inc. rose$. 01 or percent, to $79.50. UnitedHealth Group fell$. 12 or. 2 percent, to $61.61.
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Allergan fell$. 96 or. 9 percent, to $102.82. Baxter International Inc. rose$. 06 or. 1 percent, to $70.55. Boston Scientific Corp. rose$. 40 or 4.6 percent, to $9.10.
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WASHINGTON, May 15- The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Marilyn Tavenner, a former nurse and hospital company executive, as the first full-fledged administrator for the Medicare and Medicaid healthcare programs since 2006.. Medicare program and Medicaid are also on the firing line for potential deficit reduction.
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WASHINGTON, May 15- The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Marilyn Tavenner, a former nurse and hospital company executive, as the first full-fledged administrator for the Medicare and Medicaid healthcare programs since 2006..
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Cigna Corp. rose$. 25 or. 4 percent, to $68.13. Humana Inc. fell$. 18 or. 2 percent, to $79.31. UnitedHealth Group fell$. 25 or. 4 percent, to $61.48.