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WASHINGTON, Nov 28- WellPoint Inc can move forward with its $4.5 billion purchase of health insurance rival Amerigroup Corp after Amerigroup alleviated antitrust concerns by selling operations in Virginia, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday.
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Some 150 workers at TriHealth, a Cincinnati-based health care company are unemployed today because they refused to get a free, company-sponsored flu shot. Michael Cannon, Cato Institute, thinks the company has a right to make this decision, while Barbara Fisher, National Vaccine Information Center, thinks this a violation of the workers' informed consent rights.
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The world is rapidly aging. A whopping two billion people will be 60 years and older by 2050, more than triple the number in 2000.
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We've come up with a list of countries with the starkest gap between the number of old and the number of young. Find out which countries have the biggest gap between old and young.
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The managing partner of Google's venture capital, Bill Maris, says under-investment in health sciences is short-sighted.
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The goal is to enable physicians and pharmaceutical companies to use complex genetic data to tailor treatment on an individual basis, according to Mike Pellini, CEO of Foundation Medical.
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Qualcomm's CEO Paul Jacobs says the smart phone will become a focal point for wirelessly connecting medical devices, diagnostics and sensors, and providing near real-time information.
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The aging of America is taking a toll on the health care system. By 2050, the cost of treating Alzheimer's patients will hit $1 trillion a year.
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Despite piles of research on the skin cancer risks of sun exposure and tanning beds, dermatologists and cancer groups struggle to persuade people to protect their skin from ultraviolet rays.
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The average US refrigerator is 15 percent larger than 30 years ago, and one out of four homes has a second one. See a problem?
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With 12 million Americans allergic to one food item or another, sales of specialty foods are soaring.
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Rep. Chris Van Hollen, (D-MD), says that Obamacare changes the course of health care in America for the better, and will "continue to improve the quality of life for all Americans as it is fully phased in."
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According to AARP, 78 million baby boomers are reaching retirement age. Read ahead to learn about the niche retirement communities serving the needs of silver-haired boomers.
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What many business owners, analysts and experts say is that no matter what happens with the Supreme Court, some sort of closure is needed to the healthcare debate.
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Betting on health care stocks ahead of the Supreme Court's ruling on Obamacare, with CNBC contributor Mike Khouw of CRT Capital Group.
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Workplace insurers are used to making billions of dollars in payments each year. Now they are dealing with another fast-growing cost — payouts to workers with routine injuries who have been treated with strong painkillers.
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Insurers, hospitals and doctors say they are forming partnerships and creating programs to find ways to slow the growth in the nation’s $2.7 trillion health care bill. The New York Times reports.
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Cyrus Massoumi, ZocDoc CEO discusses how patients can find a doctor and make an appointment instantly online.
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If you're worried about how yours might fare during a downturn, consider a recession-proof industry, which caters to ongoing demands.
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Discussing why he thinks the affordable care act is not a coherent bill, with Lawrence Lindsey, former National Economic Council director, The Lindsey Group president/CEO.