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Hospital mergers continued to create larger systems in 2014

June 16, 2018 at 12:48 a.m.

Hospitals across the country announced a flurry of mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures in 2014, including nine in Illinois, according to a new survey. Kaufman Hall, a Skokie-based health care...

Hospira to help biosimilar company Pfenex develop vision treatment

June 16, 2018 at 12:21 a.m.

Hospira shares got a big boost last week when Pfizer agreed to buy the company for $15.23 billion. This week, Hospira is paying it forward to a small pharmaceutical company...

Ariel Fernandez (L) sits with Noel Nogues, an insurance advisor with UniVista Insurance company, as he signs up for the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, before the February 15th deadline on in Miami, Florida.

Obamacare enrollment enters final week

June 16, 2018 at 1:50 a.m.

Sunday marks the start of the final week of Obamacare open enrollment, Year 2. Nationwide, about 9.9 million people have signed up for health insurance through federal or state exchanges...

Hospira stock soars as Pfizer says it will buy for $15.23 billion

August 18, 2019 at 6:42 p.m.

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has agreed to buy Lake Forest-based Hospira for about $15.23 billion, sending the Illinois drugmaker's stock soaring. Pfizer said in a joint release with Hospira that it...

Daniel Marks, left, and brother Doug stand outside a building in the 1300 block of North Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015, where they and a partner plan to open a medical marijuana dispensary.

For Illinois businesses that won medical pot permits, anticipation grows

June 16, 2018 at 2:12 a.m.

Joseph Friedman was at work when he received news that his company, PDI Medical III, was a step closer to selling medical marijuana in Lake County. "It was a huge...

Illinois Medicaid expansion could carry hefty price

August 21, 2019 at 5:27 p.m.

One thing is clear with respect to Medicaid expansion in Illinois: It will cost more than anticipated. How much more is the question. State lawmakers in 2013 expanded the definition...

AbbVie's ill-fated deal for Shire put a $1.64 billion stain on its 2014 financial results.

AbbVie’s breakup with Shire torpedoes 4th quarter, 2014 results

June 16, 2018 at 2:09 a.m.

AbbVie's fourth-quarter and 2014 earnings were defined by an engagement to Irish drugmaker Shire that quickly crumbled. The North Chicago-based biopharmaceutical spinoff from Abbott Laboratories beat expectations on adjusted figures...

Net income for the fourth quarter was $953 million, compared to $326 million a year earlier. Total earnings for the year came in at $2.5 billion, up from $2.01 billion in 2013.

Baxter’s 2014 earnings: 4th quarter beat expectations

June 16, 2018 at 2:20 a.m.

Baxter International, the Deerfield-based medical products and pharmaceutical company, reported full year 2014 earnings Thursday as well as fourth-quarter results. The company beat expectations in nearly every category. Here's how...

Abbott ends 2014 ‘with good momentum’

June 16, 2018 at 7:45 p.m.

Abbott Laboratories, a North Chicago-based pharmaceutical and health care products company, reported full year 2014 earnings on Thursday, as well as fourth-quarter results. Abbott performed well overall, with the year...

Medical pot licenses again delayed after Quinn picks winners but doesn’t act

August 18, 2019 at 6:39 p.m.

Medical marijuana licensing in Illinois will undergo a legal review that critics fear will further delay the process of getting the drug to patients. Internal documents suggested that the former...

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