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Walgreens On Track To Open 100 ‘Health Corners’ By Year’s End

Walgreens is on track to open 100 Health Corners by the end of the year as part of the drugstore chain’s effort to help health plan subscribers better manage chronic conditions.

Gun Safety Bill Extends Drug Middlemen Protection From Anti-Kickback Measure

Big drug sellers got a major concession that has nothing to do with making communities safer from gun violence.

LGBTQ+ New Yorkers Feel More Vulnerable And Stressed Than Others, Study Shows

A new survey shows that LGBTQ+ Americans experience more stress than the general population. One health plan’s leaders say insurers have an important role to play.

A Major Missouri Health Provider Halts Emergency Contraception After Roe—Here’s Why It Could Be The First Of Many

The “ambiguous” wording of Missouri’s abortion ban means it could be interpreted as “criminalizing emergency contraception” and puts clinicians at felony charges, a health system spokesperson said.

Alignment Healthcare Will Expand Medicare Advantage To Lucrative Florida And Texas Markets For 2023

Alignment Healthcare is expanding Medicare Advantage into Florida and Texas for 2023.

Health Inequities Could Cost The U.S. Health System $1 Trillion By 2040, New Report Says

According to a report released this week from Deloitte, health disparities currently cost the U.S. healthcare system approximately $320 billion—and could reach $1 trillion by 2040.

InnovationRx: FTC Investigating Cerebral; Plus, FDA Panel OKs Vaccines For Young Kids

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As Anthem Rebrands To Elevance, Healthcare Services To Be Named ‘Carelon’

Anthem’s rebrand to Elevance Health will also include the new name of “Carelon” for its healthcare services and “Wellpoint” for certain health plans.

A Two-Year Reprieve For Medicare Insolvency Sounds Like Good News. But It Isn’t

The Medicare trustees’ new estimate that the program’s Part A Hospital Insurance (HI) Trust fund will remain solvent for an extra two years—to 2028—sounds like good news. But before you break out the champagne, keep a few things in mind:

UnitedHealth Group’s Foundation Commits $100 Million To Health Equity And Diverse Workforce

UnitedHealth Group is committing $100 million over a decade to advance health equity.