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Poll: Two-Thirds Of Texans Support Medicaid Expansion
Nearly two-thirds of Texas adults support Medicaid expansion, a new statewide poll from the Episcopal Health Foundation shows.
Doctors Lean Toward ‘Medicare For Some’
National groups want to expand Medicare though not via a single payer version for “All.”
Oscar’s Obamacare Expansion Boosts Enrollment, Narrows Loss
Oscar Health said it narrowed its “statutory net loss to $57 million in 2018 from $131 million in 2017” after growing Obamacare enrollment to 240,000.
Walgreens: Microsoft Scientists Working On ‘Store Of The Future’
Walgreens Boots Alliance said Microsoft is engaged in a “research project” focused on improving the drugstore chain’s data capabilities to create the “store of the future.”
Big Doctor Group Supports Medicare And Medicaid ‘Buy Ins’
The American College of Physicians is supporting Medicare and Medicaid “buy in” proposals emerging in Congress and in several states across the country.
Why Abbvie May Have A Tough Time Defending Humira’s Price Before Congress
Drug maker Abbvie may have to defend the price of its Humira treatment before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee today.
Urgent Care Centers Eclipse 8,700 As Walgreens, CVS Emerge
The number of U.S. urgent care centers rose 8% to 8,774 last year from 8,125 in 2017, a new report from the Urgent Care Association shows.
Rite Aid’s PBM Has New CEO Amid Speculation About Its Future
Rite Aid hired a new CEO for its pharmacy benefit manager EnvisionRxOptions amid speculation about the PBM’s future.
CVS Wants Omnicare Pharmacies To Target Assisted Living Market
CVS Health will keep its underperforming Omnicare long-term care pharmacies, seeing growth from a booming assisted living market.
Baby Boomers To Push U.S. Health Spending To $6 Trillion By 2027
U.S. health spending is projected to grow 5.5% a year from 2018 to 2027, reaching nearly $6 trillion, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Office of the Actuary said.
