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S&P names 10 US health companies as likely to grow

(NEW YORK)Standard & Poor's Inc. included 10 U.S. health care companies among 73 companies based in the U.S. that made its annual Global Challengers, a list released Wednesday of midsized co...READ MORE

Jul 23, 2008 4:41PM

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Fuel's surge a headache for home health providers

(ALBANY, N.Y.)Stethoscope? Check. Bandages and medications? Check. Money for fuel? Uh-oh. U.S. home health care workers, particularly those in rural areas, are suffering from financial headaches...READ MORE

Jul 20, 2008 5:15PM

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Outlook roundup: AO Smith, Entergy

Among the earnings projection stories for Thursday, July 17, from AP Financial News: MILWAUKEE (AP)--A.O. Smith Corp. on Thursday raised and narrowed its full-year forecast as prof...READ MORE

Jul 17, 2008 10:28AM

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Amedisys raises full-year profit outlook

(BATON ROUGE, La.)Home health care company Amedisys Inc. on Thursday raised its expectation for profit and revenue for 2008. Per share profit is now expected to be between $3 and $3.10, up from a ra...READ MORE

Jul 17, 2008 7:09AM

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Sector Snap: Health care services

(NEW YORK)The winners in the final version of the Senate's Medicare reform bill should include ambulance providers, diagnostic lab operators and dialysis providers, analysts say.READ MORE

Jun 13, 2008 2:08PM

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Amedisys acquires 5 home-health locations

(BATON ROUGE, La.)Amedisys Inc., a nursing-home services company, said Monday it acquired five home-health agencies from Health Management Associates Inc., a hospital owner and operator.READ MORE

Jun 02, 2008 7:24AM

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Amedisys shares jump on 1Q profit, full-year guidance boost

(NEW YORK)Shares of Amedisys Inc. jumped Wednesday after the nursing-home services company raised its 2008 outlook following a 24 percent boost in first-quarter profit.READ MORE

Apr 30, 2008 7:36PM

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