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As Amazon Lurks, Walgreens To Open Big Chicago Tech Center
Walgreens will open a new office for 1,800 technology and digital employees in Chicago’s downtown Old Post Office building in 2019.
More Doctor Pay Tied To Patient Satisfaction And Outcomes
More physicians are earning bonuses and higher pay based on value-based metrics such as patient satisfaction and outcome measures.
A New Healthcare Poll Is Bad News For Ted Cruz And Texas’ GOP
Nearly two-thirds of Texans say the state isn’t doing enough to help low-income residents get healthcare, a Kaiser Family Foundation and Episcopal Health Foundation poll shows.
Fred’s Hires Firm To Sell Retail Pharmacies
Fred’s Inc. said has engaged investment bankers PJ Solomon & Company to examine the value of its ‘retail pharmacy script portfolio’ for potential buyers.
More Good News For CVS-Aetna With AMA Quiet On Deal
The American Medical Association was quiet this week on CVS Health’s proposed acquisition of Aetna with no resolutions deliberated by the AMA’s House of Delegates that were specific to the merger.
AMA Intensifies Push For Gun Control Ahead Of Midterm Elections
The American Medical Association Tuesday endorsed bans on bump stocks, assault weapons and support raising the legal age of purchasing ammunition and firearms from 18 to 21.
Nurse Practitioner Demand Surges As Insurers Push Retail Care
Only family physicians and psychiatrists are more in demand than nurse practitioners, the 2018 healthcare staffing report from Merritt Hawkins said.
Doctors Rip Trump DOJ’s Move To Gut Obamacare’s Patient Protections
At the American Medical Association meeting this week, doctors are discussing numerous ways to protect patients and upset at the Trump Justice Department’s move to gut Obamacare’s guaranteed issue rules.
Trump Administration May Stop Denying Young Doctor Visas
The Trump administration is expected to begin issuing visas to allow international medical graduates into U.S. residency programs after a temporary delay – and some denials – of young doctors into the country.
