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Medtronic Expands Into Disease Management by Christopher Weaver.  The Wall Street Journal.  August 11, 2013.

(1)  With this acquisition, Medtronic moves beyond its present market for ____________
to working with hospitals and insurers  to ______________________.

(2)  Cardiocom's products may receive a boost from the new health law rule that _____________________________.

(3)  The medical device industry in recent years  has flagged in recent years as a result of ___________________________.

(4)  The U.S. spends roughly ____________ a year treating heart failure.

(5)  Heart failure is one of three diagnoses singled out for _________________.

(6)  Medtronic thinks that _____________ is another area when it could make the leap from implantable devices to broader services.

(7)  With the opportunity to broaden its market beyond implantable devices, Medtronic obtains a new set of customers __________________________.