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The American Hospital Association — joined by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce — sent a friend-of-the-court brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to bar civil monetary penalties under the False Claims Act.

The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue its ruling this week in the case of two companies against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and its contraception coverage mandate. What, exactly, is at stake for the law?

Yesterday, PwC's Health Research Institute released its annual medical cost trend report for 2015, which is based on interviews with industry executives, health policy experts and health plan actuaries, whose companies cover a total of 93 million members.

Medtronic and Covidien announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Medtronic has agreed to acquire Covidien in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at a total of approximately $42.9 billion.

In an in2itive blog post, Jocelyn Gaddie, director of business development, lays out four reasons why healthcare-related businesses should attend conferences, trade shows and annual meetings.

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