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Welcome to Movers & Shakers, a roundup of the latest executive movements in the healthcare industry.

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In the first few weeks of open enrollment, new signups on the healthcare marketplace, healthcare.gov, are up nearly 40%, according to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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Kaiser Permanente staved off what would have been the largest private-sector nursing strike after reaching an agreement with 21,000 unionized Northern California nurses.

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UnitedHealthcare has teamed up with AARP to administer hearing aid solutions, including prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids.

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CEO turnover leveled out in October after a period marked by a high rate of departures in the healthcare industry.

Smartphone mHealth. Updated Twitter policies have helped online pranksters cause mischief in recent days, including one specific user who impersonated Eli Lilly and Company and posted that insulin was now free. Lilly CEO has now commented on the fake tweet read 'round the world—and what it could mean for the company going forward. 

Updated Twitter policies have helped online pranksters cause mischief in recent days, including one specific user who impersonated Eli Lilly and Company and posted that insulin was now free. Lilly's CEO has now commented on the fake tweet read 'round the world—and what it could mean for the company going forward. 

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The approval, made as part of a special FDA pilot program, took just 50 days.