Anthem CEO Gail Boudreaux is dealing with executive departures while expanding into healthcare services, forming what some are calling a “mini Optum.”
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Nebraska Medicaid Expansion Reaches Goal For Ballot Initiative
Supporters of Medicaid expansion in Nebraska say they have reached their goal to become the third Republican-leaning state this year to put an initiative on the November general election ballot.
Amazon May Push Walgreens To Expand UnitedHealth And LabCorp Deals
Walgreens Boots Alliance may expand relationships with UnitedHealth Group’s MedExpress urgent care unit and the diagnostic test firm LabCorp if investors have their way.
Trump’s Medicaid Work Rules Were Adding To Costs Even Before A Judge Blocked Them
The Trump administration’s effort to require Medicaid patients to work has already been adding to costs from a new layer of administrative bureaucracy that began even before a federal judge ruled against them.
Oscar Health To Enter Six New Insurance Markets Despite Obamacare Attacks
Oscar Health said it will sell health insurance in six new markets across three new states: Florida, Arizona and Michigan.
AMA Says Regulators Should Block CVS-Aetna Deal
The American Medical Association said regulators should block the CVS-Aetna merger, saying it would lead to higher health costs and too much control over seniors’ Medicare drug plans.
Walgreens And Humana Partner On Senior Primary Care Clinics
Walgreens and Humana are partnering to operate “senior-focused primary care clinics” inside drugstores .
As Amazon Lurks, Walgreens To Open Big Chicago Tech Center
Walgreens will open a new office for 1,800 technology and digital employees in Chicago’s downtown Old Post Office building in 2019.
More Doctor Pay Tied To Patient Satisfaction And Outcomes
More physicians are earning bonuses and higher pay based on value-based metrics such as patient satisfaction and outcome measures.
More Good News For CVS-Aetna With AMA Quiet On Deal
The American Medical Association was quiet this week on CVS Health’s proposed acquisition of Aetna with no resolutions deliberated by the AMA’s House of Delegates that were specific to the merger.
