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Black and Hispanic patients experiencing insults in healthcare settings
Racism and discrimination is unfortunately still a common occurrence in many settings, including in healthcare. A new KFF survey shows that many Hispanic, Black, Asian, and American Indian and Alaska Native adults in the U.S. believe they must modify b…
Data breach hits Blue Shield of California vendor
Blue Shield of California members may have had their data exposed during a data breach that occurred in late November, the insurer has revealed.
Elevance Health PBM debuts digital pharmacy
CarelonRx, Elevance Health’s pharmacy benefit manager, is seeking to make it easier for patients to track prescriptions through the launch of a new digital pharmacy.
Dubbed CarelonRx Pharmacy, the digital pharmacy will launch on January 1, 2024 and wil…
American Hospital Association debuts national patient safety initiative
In an effort to improve patient safety, the American Hospital Association is planning to give hospitals more data and tools through a new national initiative – one that promises to aggregate insights on safety improvement efforts at a national scale.
T…
Highmark Health reports $20.3B in revenue through three quarters
Highmark Health has reported $20.3 billion in revenue, an operating gain of $406 million and net income of $431 million through the first nine months of this year, noting that revenue has grown about 4% over last year.
BJC Healthcare, St. Luke’s Health System finalize merger agreement
Two Missouri health systems, St. Louis-based BJC Healthcare and Kansas City-based St. Luke’s Health System, have reached a definitive agreement to merge after satisfying regulatory reviews, the systems said.
The providers did not disclose the finances …
Walgreens launches digital tool to tackle prescription costs
Walgreens has announced the launch of its new Rx Savings Finder, a digital tool designed to help customers save money on prescription medications, with Chief Pharmacy Officer Rick Gates framing the move as partly a response to inflation.
Rx Savings Fin…
Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company, Expion team to take on pharmacy costs
In a strategic alliance, Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company said it would be teaming with pricing technology company Expion Health in an effort to address the rising costs of specialty drugs.
The idea is that the pricing capabilities of Cost Plus drugs …
Insurers Cigna and Humana reportedly in talks to merge
Major insurers Humana and Cigna are exploring a possible merger that could exceed $60 billion in value, and would create a company worth about $140 billion based on each companies’ respective market value as of Wednesday morning.
Pennsylvania hospital hit by data breach affecting 169K
Warren General Hospital in Pennsylvania is the latest hospital to be hit by a significant data breach, this one affecting roughly 169,000 patients.
The breach was first detected on September 24, when WGH identified suspicious activity on its network. A…
