Morning Headlines 12/2/16
Millions Of People Are Having An Easier Time Paying Medical Bills
A CDC report finds that the number of people struggling to pay their medical bills has fallen sharply in the last five years. Researchers cite reduced unemployment and the implementation of ACA as the primary reasons.
California Tests Electronic Database For End-Of-Life Wishes
California will create an electronic registry to store end of life orders of residents which will be accessible by local emergency and social service providers.
Omnicell to Acquire Leading Pharmacy Provider Ateb, Inc.
Omnicell will acquire Raleigh, NC-based Ateb, Inc. for $41 million in cash. Ateb develops pharmacy-based medication adherence and chronic disease management solutions and has a customer base of 15,000 pharmacies across the US and Canada.
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