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CommonSpirit Health Links With Startup To Integrate Behavioral And Primary Care
CommonSpirit Health said it was partnering with the startup behavioral health company Concert Health to create a new model of primary medical care that better addresses depression and anxiety.
Hospital Giant HCA To Return $6 Billion In CARES Act Money
The large hospital operator HCA Healthcare said it will return $6 billion in stimulus money from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, known as CARES.
Lyft And Epic In Deal To Ease Medical Transportation
Lyft and Epic, an electronic health record firm, are partnering to help alleviate patients’ transportation barriers to healthcare services.
Rite Aid To Buy Seattle’s Bartell Drugs Chain
Rite Aid said it will pay $95 million to buy Bartell Drugs, a family-owned Seattle-based drugstore chain of 67 pharmacies.
Humana: Moving Doctors From Fee-For-Service Cut Medicare Costs 19%
Humana’s shift from fee-for-service medicine to value-based payments for doctors is trimming more costs for seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans, the health insurance company says, citing a new annual internal study.
Walmart’s Health Plans Launch In Time For Medicare Open Enrollment
Walmart is launching health plans through a new brokerage that will be available for the first time for seniors signing up this fall for Medicare medical and drug benefits in 2021.
CVS’ Aetna To Sell Medicare Advantage In 115 More U.S. Counties
The Aetna unit of CVS Health said it will expand its Medicare Advantage health plan offerings to more than 100 new counties next year in a move to compete with rivals for a fast-growing health benefits business for seniors.
FDA Chief: Scientists Will Make Call On Covid-19 Vaccine Approval
FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn, who wouldn’t predict Monday when a vaccine would be ready for U. S. use, said any vaccine would have to meet safety and effectiveness criteria and “those decisions will be made by the career scientists and staff” at t…
Health Insurers Lay Groundwork For Biden And Medicare Advantage At 60
Health insurance companies are expanding Medicare Advantage offerings, which could be widened further under Joe Biden’s Medicare at 60 proposal.
Humana To Sell Medicare Advantage In Dozens More U.S. Counties
Humana said it will expand its Medicare Advantage health plan offerings to seniors in more than three dozen new counties next year in a move to compete with rivals for a fast-growing government business.
