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(LUFKIN, Texas)An East Texas dialysis center closed since April following an increase in deaths and life-threatening complications will reopen Wednesday after getting clearance from the state, Da...READ MORE

(EL SEGUNDO, Calif.)DaVita Inc., which operates kidney dialysis centers, said Thursday Allen Nissenson will become chief medical officer effective Aug. 1. Nissenson is currently director of the dialys...READ MORE

(WASHINGTON)Davita Inc., which operates kidney dialysis centers, spent $1.2 million on lobbying in the first quarter, according to a recent disclosure form. The El Segundo, Calif.-based compan...READ MORE

(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

(WASHINGTON)Biotech drugmaker Amgen Inc. is among the companies that could see profits trimmed by a Congressional spending bill aimed at streamlining the Medicare program.READ MORE

(NEW YORK)The chief operating officer of DaVita Inc., which runs dialysis facilities, exercised options for 42,188 shares of common stock, according to filings with the Securities and Exchan...READ MORE

(NEW YORK) A Wachovia analyst expects chatter surrounding a Medicare bill to escalate over the next two months, potentially causing volatility for certain health care providers' stocks. Ana...READ MORE