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.