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Medicare Advantage Plan Alignment Healthcare Launches IPO

Alignment Healthcare, a provider of privatized Medicare benefits for seniors, has launched its initial public offering.

Rite Aid: ‘Soft Cough, Cold And Flu Season’ Triggers Bigger Annual Loss Than Expected

Rite Aid warned of a soft cold and flu season that’s going to hit the company’s bottom line worse than expected for its fiscal 2021.

Uber Expands Prescription Delivery Business

Uber is expanding deeper into the prescription delivery business by partnering with the software firm ScriptDrop and its relationships with pharmacy chains.

How CVS And Walgreens Help Biden Get To 200 Million Covid-19 Shots

News President Joe Biden will introduce a new goal to vaccinate more Americans after exceeding his goal of injecting 100 million Covid-19 shots puts drugstore chains Walgreens and CVS Health in the spotlight.

Hilton And Delta Join Lyft’s Ride Shares To Covid-19 Vaccines

Lyft said Hilton and Delta Airlines will join the ride-sharing giant’s effort to mobilize 60 million low-income Americans to Covid-19 vaccination sites across the U.S.

CVS Expands Covid-19 Vaccines To Drugtores In 29 States

CVS Health said it will nearly double its Covid-19 vaccination efforts to U. S. pharmacies in 29 states and Puerto Rico.

Walgreens Expands Covid-19 Vaccination To Pharmacies In 39 States

Walgreens is increasing Covid-19 vaccination to pharmacies in 43 states and jurisdictions.

Health Insurers’ Big Ad Blitz Touts How ‘Care Changes Everything’ In Pandemic

America’s Health Insurance Plans will spend at least $10 million on a national education campaign to show how health plans are “are working together to deliver affordable and accessible care and coverage.”

Johnson & Johnson CEO: Merck Partnership Goal To Exceed 100 Million Covid-19 Vaccine Doses By June

Johnson & Johnson CEO Alex Gorsky said the company’s new partnership with Merck to produce Covid-19 vaccines could exceed a goal to produce 100 million doses by June for the U.S.

Highmark Completes Deal With HealthNow To Become Fourth-Largest Blue Cross Plan

Blue Cross and Blue Shield plan Highmark said it has completed its “affiliation” agreement with HealthNow New York to become nation’s fourth-largest Blues plan.