Category: Enterprise Tech

Pandemic-Era Medicaid Enrollees Shifting To Obamacare In A Big Way

Elevance Health’s 18.2% increase in individual health coverage enrollment in the second quarter was the biggest percentage increase among all of health plans the company sells.

UnitedHealth, Nation’s Biggest Health Insurer, Reports Record Use Of Behavioral Care Services

UnitedHealth Group, the nation’s largest health insurer, is seeing record use of behavioral healthcare services across all age groups.

UnitedHealth, Nation’s Biggest Health Insurer, Reports Record Use Of Behavioral Care Services

UnitedHealth Group, the nation’s largest health insurer, is seeing record use of behavioral healthcare services across all age groups.

UnitedHealth Group Profits Eclipse $5.4 Billion As Optum And Health Plans Roll Despite Rising Costs

UnitedHealth Group reported $5.5 billion in second quarter profits as its insurance plans and Optum businesses grew by double digit percentages despite rising costs.

Prime Therapeutics Hires New CEO To Lead Pharmacy Benefit Combination With MagellanRx

Prime Therapeutics, a pharmacy benefit manager owned by several Blue Cross and Blue Shield health insurers, promoted Mostafa Kama to succeed the retiring Ken Paulus, ,…

FDA Gives The Okay For Abbott’s New Minimally Invasive Pacemaker

Medtech giant Abbott announced that its new leadless pacemaker system, Aveir DR, has been approved by the FDA.

The MedTech Billionaire Waging A Patent War With Apple

Joe Kiani, the founder and CEO of Masimo, has spent $60 million fighting Apple in court over its smartwatch, as he faces a boardroom battle over his consumer tech push.

Elon Musk Touts Ketamine For Depression Following Report On His Use Of Drug

The world’s wealthiest man Elon Musk takes ketamine and Google’s billionaire cofounder Sergey Brin uses magic mushrooms, according to the Wall Street Journal.

UnitedHealth’s Optum Wins Over Home Health Firm With $3.3 Billion Bid

Home health provider Amedisys on Monday agreed to a sweetened all-cash offer of $101 per share from UnitedHealth Group’s Optum health services business.

The Immersive Healthcare Of The Future: 5 Ways It Will Alter Patient Experience

Discover how metaverse technologies like virtual reality (VR) and digital twins are set to revolutionize healthcare.