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Diversity Grows Among Medical School Applicants As Desire To Become A Doctor Remains High
The pool of young people wanting to become physicians continues to diversify with record shares of Black, Hispanic, and women applicants to U.S. medical schools, the Association of American Medical Colleges said in a new report.
Walgreens Sells AmerisourceBergen Shares To Raise $1 Billion For Primary Care Expansion
Walgreens Boots Alliance sold shares of AmerisourceBergen for proceeds of $1 billion, which will be used in part to fund VillageMD’s $9 billion acquisition of Summit Health.
Employers Brace For 5% Health Cost Spike Next Year On Top Of General Inflation
U.S. employers must brace for healthcare cost increases at more than 5% for next year “and beyond,” new data from Mercer shows.
Cigna’s PBM Express Scripts Latest To Put Less Pricey Biosimilars Of Abbvie’s Humira On Preferred Drug List
Cigna’s pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts will put “multiple” biosimilar versions of Abbvie’s expensive rheumatoid arthritis drug Humira in the “same position as the brand” on the PBM’s formulary in 2023.
As Mental Health Crisis Grows, So Do Health Insurer Behavioral Health Provider Networks
UnitedHealth Group has expanded its already massive network of behavioral healthcare providers by 25% to 375,000 from about 300,000 in 2020.
UnitedHealth Group Revenue To Hit $360 Billion Next Year
UnitedHealth Group revenue will surpass $357 billion next year as the diversified healthcare giant continues to grow its health insurance business along with the provision of medical care.
UnitedHealth’s Optum Rx PBM To Coax Patients To Less Pricey Biosimilars Of Abbvie’s Humira
UnitedHealth Group’s OptumRx PBM will put biosimilar versions of Abbvie’s expensive rheumatoid arthritis drug Humira “in the same position as the brand” on the PBM’s preferred list of drugs known as a formulary, in 2023.
Medicaid Expansion Wins In Red State South Dakota
Voters in South Dakota approved a ballot measure to extend Medicaid benefits to more than 40,000 low-income adults.
Cigna’s $2.5 Billion Stake In VillageMD’s Summit Venture To Grow Evernorth Provider Portfolio
Health insurance giant Cigna is investing $2.5 billion into VillageMD’s Summit Health acquisition to grow its Evernorth portfolio of health services.
Walgreens-Backed VillageMD And Cigna’s Evernorth To Buy Clinic Operator Summit Health For Nearly $9 Billion
Walgreens backed doctor-staffed clinic operator VillageMD is buying Summit Health in a deal valued at $8.9 billion to expand doctor-staffed clinics across the country.
