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Walgreens Reports $415 Million Loss On Higher Tab For Cost Management
Walgreens Boots Alliance reported a $415 million loss thanks in part to higher expenses related to a major global “cost management program.”
Bright Health Pulling Insurance Plans Including Obamacare From Nine States
Bright Health is pulling individual Obamacare and family health insurance plans from nine states, which will force hundreds of thousands of Americans to choose new healthcare coverage for next year.
Walgreens To Buy The Rest Of CareCentrix Home Care For $392 Million
Walgreens Boots Alliance is buying the rest of the post acute and home care company CareCentrix for $392 million.
Walmart Launches Healthcare Research Institute As Provider Footprint Grows
Walmart is launching a healthcare research institute as the retailer works to address health equity and access.
Gallup Poll: Half Of U.S. Worries Whether They Can Afford Healthcare As They Age
Half of the U.S. population lacks confidence they will be able to afford healthcare as they get older, according to a new Gallup poll.
UnitedHealth Group Closes Optum’s $13 Billion Change Healthcare Deal
UnitedHealth Group’s Optum unit Monday completed its proposed $13 billion acquisition of the software and data analytics firm Change Healthcare after successfully fending off a U.S. Justice Department challenge of the deal.
Big Health Insurers Will Expand Medicare Advantage To Hundreds Of New Counties For 2023
Humana, CVS Health’s Aetna unit, Elevance Health, UnitedHealth Group and Cigna are launching Medicare Advantage in hundreds of new counties for 2023.
Rite Aid Losses Hit $311 Million As Inflation Pressures Rise
Rite Aid reported a quarterly loss of more than $300 million amid store closures and fewer customers coming to the drugstore for Covid-19 tests and vaccines.
Town Hall Ventures Raises $350 Million More As Underserved Care Strategy Takes Off
Town Hall Ventures closed on a $350 million fund – its largest so far – to invest in medically underserved communities.
Walgreens To Buy The Rest Of Shields Specialty Pharmacy For $1.37 Billion
Walgreens Boots Alliance is buying the rest of Shields Health Solutions that it doesn’t already own for $1.37 billion.
