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Options Brief: DaVita Inc. (DVA)
Monday, April 25, 2011 - 10:29am | 92Shares of DaVita Inc. (NYSE: DVA) are lower on the session by 0.15%, trading at $87.59. Overall call volume is now running at 4.85x the daily average, with 0% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 5,019 contracts have traded on the session so far. DaVita Inc. is a provider of...
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Morgan Keegan Discusses Proposed Increase in Rehab Hospital Medicare Rate for 2012
Monday, April 25, 2011 - 9:37am | 116Morgan Keegan released a Healthcare Reimbursement Alert explaining the new proposed rehabilitation hospital Medicare rate for 2012. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services “proposes an average 1.8% Medicare rate increase per discharge.” Rehab hospitals will also have to deal with new...
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When AIQ Reports, Morgan Keegan Expects Adjusted EBITDA Of $37.2 Million
Monday, April 25, 2011 - 9:20am | 109When Alliance Healthcare Services, Inc. (NYSE: AIQ) reports this Thursday, April 28, Morgan Keegan said that it expects adjusted EBITDA if $37.2 million, “a 7.5% decline from the prior year period.” “We consider this a better indicator of profitability than EPS due to high amounts of noncash...
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Morgan Keegan Previews TMH 1Q, Anticipates EPS Of $0.30
Monday, April 25, 2011 - 8:37am | 100Morgan Keegan is previewing Team Health Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TMH), which reports its earnings on Tuesday, May 3. “Our EPS estimate of $0.30 is $0.01 above the First Call consensus and up from $0.25 in the prior year period,” Morgan Keegan writes. “We expect Team to benefit from an improving...
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PDI Announces Group DCA's Launch of eDetailing Across Apple and Android Mobile Devices (PDII)
Monday, April 25, 2011 - 7:53am | 42PDI (NASDAQ: PDII) today announced that Group DCA has expanded its proprietary DIAGRAM software platform to enable eDetail delivery on popular mobile devices including the iPad®, iPod touch® and iPhone(1) and Android(2)-based phones.
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US Stock Futures Up As Investors Await New-Home Sales Data; Silver, Gold Rise
Monday, April 25, 2011 - 6:35am | 479US stock futures are higher this morning, as investors are awaiting new-home-sales data. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 28 points to 12,462.00 and futures on the S&P 500 stock index rose 3.80 points to 1,334.80. Nasdaq 100 futures surged 6.25 points to 2,381.75. US stock...
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Earnings Scheduled For April 25 (CBE, JCI, JEC, KMB, PCL, NFLX, RGA, AMP, ESRX, SIAL, MAS)
Monday, April 25, 2011 - 1:25am | 299Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE) is projected to report its Q1 EPS at $0.84 on revenue of $1.23 billion. Johnson Controls Inc (NYSE: JCI) is projected to report its Q2 EPS at $0.55 on revenue of $9.37 billion. Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (NYSE: JEC) is projected to post its FQ2 EPS at $0.63 on...
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Amedisys Appoints Robert Yungk as Chief Strategy Officer
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 11:04am | 46Amedisys, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED), one of America's leading home care and hospice companies, announced today that Robert Yungk, a principal with Corporate Health Strategies, LLC, will join the company as its new chief strategy officer (CSO) in May.
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Options Brief: Lincare Holdings Inc. (LNCR)
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 10:36am | 94Shares of Lincare Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: LNCR) are lower on the session by 0.48%, trading at $30.89. Overall call volume is now running at 10.44x the daily average, with 54% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 5,963 contracts have traded on the session so far. Lincare Holdings Inc...
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Options Brief: DaVita Inc. (DVA)
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 10:21am | 92Shares of DaVita Inc. (NYSE: DVA) are higher on the session by 0.55%, trading at $87.87. Overall call volume is now running at 6.77x the daily average, with 2% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 5,100 contracts have traded on the session so far. DaVita Inc. is a provider of...
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American Shared Hospital Services Announces Contract to Supply a Gamma Knife Perfexion System (AMS)
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 8:05am | 191AMERICAN SHARED HOSPITAL SERVICES (NYSE: AMS), a leading provider of turnkey technology solutions for advanced radiosurgical and radiation therapy services, announced today that it has entered into a contract to supply a Gamma Knife® Perfexion™ system to Lovelace Medical Center in Albuquerque, New...
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Laboratory Corp Reports Q1 EPS $1.52 vs. $1.46 Est.; Revenues $1.37B vs. $1.33B Est. (LH)
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 7:12am | 22Laboratory Corp Reports Q1 EPS $1.52 vs. $1.46 Est.; Revenues $1.37B vs. $1.33B Est. (NYSE: LH)
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Morgan Keegan Has Market Perform Rating On HMS Holdings Corp. (HMSY)
Wednesday, April 20, 2011 - 9:15am | 84Morgan Keegan has a Market Perform rating and a $78 price target on shares of HMS Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: HMSY). In a note to clients, Morgan Keegan writes, "HMSY has identified three areas related to health reform that could benefit the company before 2014: enrollment growth, Medicaid RAC and...
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J.P. Morgan Reiterates Overweight Rating On Medco Health Solutions
Wednesday, April 20, 2011 - 9:00am | 125According to J.P. Morgan, Medco Health Solutions (NYSE: MHS) $78 target price represents 34% upside from current levels. J.P. Morgan said that it believes the risk reward profile around Medco has improved substantially, and are reiterating the Overweight rating, noting that its $78 December 2011...
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A Peek Into The Market Before The Trading Starts
Wednesday, April 20, 2011 - 7:33am | 361Pre-open movers US stock futures are higher this morning, after strong earnings from the technology sector. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 137 points to 12,363.00 and futures on the S&P 500 stock index rose 16.90 points to 1,325.50. Nasdaq 100 futures surged 29 points to 2,...