Archive | October, 2008

The Euro Exchange Rate Bubble Has Burst – And It’s Bloody

by Editor on October 22, 2008 in China Manufacturing, Distribution Opportunities, Editorial, Home Healthcare, Investors

European home healthcare companies have been very aggressive and ahead of the outsourcing curve in terms of Asian sourcing. This has been born, not only as a result of optimizing their bottom lines, but out of necessity as European government pressures on reimbursement (especially in Germany) have increased dramatically. Here is an example of the [...]

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The US Medicaid Program Set To Grow At Double GDP Growth

by Editor on October 20, 2008 in Healthcare Marketing, Home Healthcare, Medical Devices

CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) announced that their actuarial report shows that Medicaid is set to grow 7,9% per year for the next 10 years, or roughly double the GDP rate of the US. Good news for healthcare product manufacturers and providers if you believe the payer (reimbursement) side of the Porter model. [...]

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J&J Cypher Stent Sort Out III Study VS Medtronic Endeavor Stent

by Editor on October 20, 2008 in Editorial, Medical Devices

The DES (Drug Eluding Stent) wars continue with this recently published J&J Cypher stent sponsored clinical trial. The study showed more cardiac events, blood clots and increased intervention were required with the Medtronic Endeavor stent. Patients had been recruited previously in the J&J Sort Out II study which had compared Cypher with the Boston Scientific [...]

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Worlds Biggest Homecare Trade Shows – Medtrade 2008 – Rehacare 2008

by Editor on October 7, 2008 in Distribution Opportunities, Home Healthcare

The two largest mobility, rehabilitation and homecare trade events will be held in October 2008. Either meetings are must attends for anyone interested in this growing industry, whether it is purely for information, seeking new business partners or getting an update on the competitive environment. Rehacare will take place in Dusseldorf, Germany from 15-18 October [...]

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