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3. Health care spending at 50 year low, economy to blame
Health care spending in 2009 and 2010 grew at the slowest rate in 50 years, causing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid services to point fingers at high unemployment rates and reduced household income.
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2. Judge strikes down Conceptus’ injunction against Hologic
A California judge denied Conceptus’ (NSDQ:CPTS) request for a permanent injunction against Hologic (NSDQ:HOLX), from selling its Adiana female sterilization technology in the United States.
1. MassDevice.com Q&A: Medtronic CEO Omar Ishrak
In an exclusive interview, Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) CEO Omar Ishrak tells MassDevice.com about how he screens potential acquisitions, his plan to re-shape the company and handling the controversy over the Infuse spine treatment.