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Oscar Health To Expand Obamacare To 19 New Markets In 2021
Oscar Health is expanding its Obamacare health plans into four new states and 19 new markets in 2021.
Anthem Blue Cross Profits Soar As Patients Postpone Care In Pandemic
Anthem’s profits doubled to more than $2 billion in the second quarter as elective procedures the large health insurer pays for delayed amid the spread of the Coronavirus strain Covid-19.
Humana Buys $100 Million Stake In Primary Care House Call Company, Heal
Humana said it is investing $100 million in the in-home primary care company, Heal, to bring in-person physician house calls to seniors in its Medicare Advantage plans.
Bernie Sanders’ New Healthcare Push: Masks For All
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is backing legislation to manufacture and distribute masks to everyone in the U. S. to curb the spread of Covid-19.
Pandemic Boosts Centene’s Medicaid Enrollment And Profits
Health insurer Centene is seeing a boost in Medicaid enrollment as unemployment rises amid the spread of the coronavirus strain COVID-19 though Americans are signing up to such coverage at a slower pace than the company originally thought.
Walgreens CEO Stefano Pessina To Step Down But Remain Chairman
Walgreens Boots Alliance said 79-year-old chief executive officer Stefano Pessina will step down to make way for a new top executive.
Despite Mask Giveaway, Grocer Hy-Vee Under Fire For Not Requiring Face Coverings
Hy-Vee grocery is under fire in several Midwestern states for not requiring customers to wear masks or other face coverings to protect against the coronavirus strain Covid-19.
Walmart To Launch Healthcare ‘Super Centers’ In Lucrative Florida Market
Walmart disclosed plans to open more “Walmart Health” centers in the lucrative Florida market beginning next year as the retail giant looks to expand low cost healthcare services to thousands of its customers.
Hospital Giant HCA Reaps $822 Million Profit From CARES Act Stimulus Money
The large hospital operator HCA Healthcare reported improving profits thanks in large part to government stimulus income from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act known as CARES.
Diagnostic Makers Launch U.S. Test Registry To Target Covid-19 Hot Spots
Abbott Laboratories, Roche, Becton Dickinson and 10 other diagnostic test makers are launching a national U.S. Covid-19 diagnostic test and supply registry with AdvaMed to help better anticipate Coronavirus hot spots and get tests in the right place, a…
