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Cerner and Lumeris Will Launch Offering to Reduce Complexities for Health Systems Delivering Value-Based Care

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Collaboration will create an EHR-agnostic offering, Maestro Advantage(TM), designed to help providers who participate in value-based arrangements, including Medicare Advantage and provider-sponsored health plans, control costs and improve outcomes KANSAS CITY, Mo. and ST. LOUIS, July 09, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cerner, a global leader in health care technology, and Lumeris, an award-winning health plan […]

Carolinas HealthCare System and UNC Health Care Announce Plan to Form New Organization

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Carolinas HealthCare System and UNC Health Care Announce Plan to Form New Organization and Provide Solutions for Healthcare’s Most Pressing Challenges in North Carolina and Beyond New organization will provide greater access to world-class care for North Carolinians CHARLOTTE, N.C. & CHAPEL HILL, N.C., August 31, 2017 – In order to elevate health for North […]

LYNPARZA Receives Additional and Broad Approval in the U.S. for Ovarian Cancer

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LYNPARZA’s New Tablet Formulation Approved as Maintenance Treatment for Women With Platinum-Sensitive Recurrent Ovarian Cancer Regardless of BRCA-Mutation Status LYNPARZA Tablets Also Indicated in BRCA-Mutated Ovarian Cancer Beyond the Third-Line Setting Newly-Approved Tablet Formulation Means Improved Patient Convenience August 17, 2017 KENILWORTH, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AstraZeneca and Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the […]

Illumina Forms New Company to Enable Early Cancer Detection via Blood-Based Screening

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Significant Development in the War on Cancer SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan. 10, 2016– Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced GRAIL, a new company formed to enable cancer screening from a simple blood test. Powered by Illumina sequencing technology, GRAIL will develop a pan-cancer screening test by directly measuring circulating nucleic acids in blood. Detecting cancer at the […]

$100 Million New Funding For Mental Health Care

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Today, Vice President Joe Biden announced the new allocation of $100 million dollars in federal funds for the treatment of mental illness and substance abuse in rural schools, community centers and  hospitals. $50 million of this will be available through the Affordable Care Act for community health centers to hire new mental health care professionals and […]

Your Insurance Coverage Must Now Provide Mental Health Care.

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Final Ruling on Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008. November 8, 2013-Today, the final ruling was to increase the parity between mental health/substance use disorder benefits and medical/surgical benefits. This means that, for the first time, your insurance benefits must provide equal mental health benefits and physical health benefits. The initial legislation […]