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Konica Minolta to Pay Up to $1 Billion for Ambry

CEO SUMMARY: It’s the second time in six years that a Japanese corporation paid a high price for a genetic testing company in the United States. Konica Minolta will purchase Ambry Genetics for $800 million at closing and $200 million upon hitting certain financial metrics. In 2011, Miraca H…

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Ambry Genetics $800M Sale to Konica Minolta Is a Big Deal for Lab Industry

This is an excerpt from a 2,026-word article in the July 17, 2017 issue of THE DARK REPORT. The complete article is available for a limited time to all readers, and available at all times to paid members of the Dark Intelligence Group. …

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Health Insurers Want More Data On Clinical Utility of Molecular, Genetic Tests

CEO SUMMARY: Genetic tests that lack two essentials are troublesome for the nation’s health insurers. Those essentials are clinical validity and clinical utility. During a recent webinar, two executives from major health insurers stressed the need for genetic testing labs to provide acc…

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Cigna Expands Program For Genetic Counseling When Genetic Tests Are Needed

CEO SUMMARY: For three years, Cigna has required genetic counseling for members seeking genetic testing for hereditary breast, ovarian, and colorectal cancer, and for a particular heart condition. Such counseling increased member satisfaction, causing Cigna to expand the program. It now r…

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California Lab Company Offers Genetic Tests with Low Prices

ONE BY ONE, A HANDFUL OF PROGRESSIVE LAB COMPANIES is finding financial success with a strategy of pricing genetic tests at levels that are affordable and attractive to the general public. These labs report an added benefit: They find it easier to get health insurers to pay their genetic test claims….

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