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According to this SeekingAlpha.com article,  Cardinal Health sued over alleged fraudulently obtained contracts:

"UPPI, a group of small businesses producing radiopharmaceuticals, has filed litigation in a Washington court against drug wholesaler Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) and two of its front companies and owners claiming it fraudulently obtained U.S. Veterans Administration (VA) contracts."

Additionally, according to this StatNews.com article, Cardinal Health is accused of running a ‘rent-a-vet’ scheme to win government contracts:

"The largest association of independent nuclear pharmacies in the U.S. is accusing Cardinal Health (CAH), a major pharmaceutical wholesaler, of using front companies to win government contracts that are usually set aside for small businesses owned by disabled military veterans."

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Hospital chain Trinity Health, XPO partner to take supply chain in house – DC Velocity

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"In a move that may have profound implications for how large U.S. hospitals manage their supply chains, Trinity Health, with 90 hospitals nationwide and nearly $16 billion in annual revenue, said today it will develop its own transport and distribution center network and use third-party logistics provider (3PL) XPO Logistics Inc. to manage end-to-end order flows, shipping, warehousing, and fulfillment."

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Cardinal Health To Acquire Cordis, A Worldwide Leader In Cardiac And Endovascular Medical Products For $1.944 Billion In Cash - Mar 2, 2015

Read the full article: Cardinal Health To Acquire Cordis, A Worldwide Leader In Cardiac And Endovascular Medical Products For $1.944 Billion In Cash - Mar 2, 2015 - Cardinal Health Media Room:

"Cardinal Health today announced plans to acquire Johnson & Johnson's Cordis business, a leading global manufacturer of cardiology and endovascular devices, for $1.944 billion in cash, or approximately $1.594 billion, net of the present value of tax benefits. The acquisition is expected to be financed with a combination of $1.0 billion in new senior unsecured notes and the remainder with existing cash. The transaction is expected to close in the United States and key non-U.S. countries towards the end of calendar 2015."

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Who Are The Top 25 Healthcare Supply Chains - Health IT Outcomes

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Read the full article: Who Are The Top 25 Healthcare Supply Chains - Health IT Outcomes:

"The top spot went to Cardinal Health for the fourth consecutive year, and it has the widest breadth among healthcare companies. The press release states Cardinal Health is “a manufacturer, wholesaler, distributor, retail pharmacy, and a connector at many points in between. Cardinal continues its heritage of customer collaboration, especially in medical products distribution by further integrating the acquisition of home healthcare company AssuraMed and in 2014 getting deeper into medical devices through the $320 million acquisition of AccessClosure.”

Rounding out the top ten spots were Mayo Foundation, Intermountain Healthcare, Owens & Minor, CVS Caremark, Mercy, Johnson & Johnson, AmerisourceBergen, McKesson, and Walgreens. Also in the Top 25 were Ascension Health (12),Advocate Health Care (13), Kaiser Foundation Hospitals (14), Cleveland Clinic (16), UMPC (17), Geisinger Health System (18), Providence Health & Services (22), and Banner Health (24)."

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Cardinal Health Profit Falls 8.7% - Wall Street Journal - WSJ.com

Cardinal Health Profit Falls 8.7% - Wall Street Journal - WSJ.com:

"Cardinal Health Inc. said its fiscal third-quarter earnings fell 8.7% as the drug wholesaler’s results were hurt by the expiration of its contract with Walgreen Co.

Cardinal Health was dealt a blow last year when Walgreen and European drug giant Alliance Boots GmbH agreed to get their branded and generic pharmaceutical products from rival AmerisourceBergen Corp.

Drug wholesalers have been forming ventures and collaborations with other health-care related companies in an effort to increase their bargaining power with pharmaceutical companies and expand internationally."

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Cardinal Health To Acquire AccessClosure For 320 Million - Med Device Online

Cardinal Health To Acquire AccessClosure For 320 Million - Med Device Online:

"Drug wholesaler Cardinal Health Inc. recently announced its acquisition of extravascular closure device manufacturer and distributor AccessClosure Inc. for $320 million.

Through the deal, Cardinal Health is expected to bolster AccessClosure's $80 million in annual device sales by leveraging its international hospital supply network, according to a Columbus Business First report. The acquisition is expected to close in June pending regulatory approval."

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Cardinal Health and FedEx will provide combined 3PL services

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FedEx and Cardinal Health Form Strategic Alliance to Offer Premier Healthcare 3PL Solutions - FedEx

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Strategic alliance between Cardinal Health and FedEx will provide combined 3PL services - PharmaceuticalCommerce.com:

"Noting that the two companies have been working together for over 10 years to provide 3PL services to healthcare products companies, the two will now offer combined global transportation, warehousing and distribution services. FedEx brings, among other things, the No. 1 air cargo airline; Cardinal brings its 40 distribution centers, and expertise in managing healthcare products shipping."

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Alert - Individuals Posing as Delivery Driver or Cardinal Health Employees - CSHP

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Alert - Individuals Posing as Delivery Driver or Cardinal Health Employees - California Society of Health-System Pharmacists:

"In recent days, Cardinal Health has been notified by a number of customers in the Los Angeles area that an individual has presented himself as a Cardinal Health employee. The individual has attempted to enter pharmacies by announcing that a new Cardinal Health policy has been put in place that will provide our customers a refrigerator for the storage of cold chain packaging that needs to be returned. On one known occasion, the individual was allowed into the controlled area of a pharmacy to study a possible location for the refrigerator."

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Cardinal Health To Buy AssuraMed - Reuters

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Read the full article:   Cardinal Health to buy medical supplier AssuraMed for $2.07 billion | Reuters:

"The deal will give Cardinal access to the growing number of Americans who are treated in home settings. 

"This is a platform opportunity for Cardinal Health products and services which will be increasingly important as the delivery of care migrates to more cost-effective settings," George Barrett, chairman and chief executive, said in a prepared statement. 

AssuraMed, with sales of about $1 billion in 2012, serves more than 1 million patients nationally with more than 30,000 products."

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