Health Care

Obama Rallies U.S. House Democrats as Leaders Predict Health-Care Victory President Barack Obama pressed House Democrats to give final approval to health-care legislation he called “the toughest insurance reforms in history” as party leaders predicted they would have the votes to pass the sweeping overhaul today.

Lobbying Groups Target Undecideds in Final Hours of Health-Overhaul Debate Groups on both sides of the health- care debate took to the airwaves, the phones and the streets to try to woo a small number of lawmakers in advance of tomorrow’s landmark vote in the U.S. House.

Medicare Money Changes Force House Democratic Leaders to Scamble for Votes House Democratic leaders worked to defuse an 11th-hour rebellion by more than a dozen lawmakers angry that hard-fought increases in Medicare reimbursements for local hospitals were removed from health-care legislation.

Medtronic Wins U.S. Advisory Panel's Backing for First MRI-Safe Pacemaker Medtronic Inc. won a U.S. panel’s backing to introduce the nation’s first heart pacemaker designed to be used safely by patients undergoing a common medical imaging exam.

Supporters of Glaxo's Avandia Had Financial Ties to Drugmaker, Study Says Most scientists who published articles supporting GlaxoSmithKline Plc’s diabetes drug Avandia after it was linked to heart disease in 2007 had financial ties to the company, according to a Mayo Clinic report.

Teva Gets `Last Ticket' to German Generic-Drug Market With Ratiopharm Deal A lack of options for achieving growth goals outside the U.S. spurred Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. to outbid Pfizer Inc. for Ratiopharm GmbH.

Health Stocks May Stage Rally on Overhaul Passage, BlackRock's Doll Says U.S. health-care stocks are poised to rally if the industry overhaul being considered by Congress becomes law because it removes uncertainty and expands coverage, BlackRock Inc.’s Bob Doll said.

Health Care: Summary of Changes Planned to Senate Bill by House Democrats House Democrats are aiming to approve today the biggest changes to the U.S. health-care system in more than four decades, extending coverage to tens of millions of uninsured Americans and attempting to curb rising medical costs.