Walgreens Boots Alliance will collaborate with Michigan’s McLaren Health Care to expand primary healthcare services throughout the state.
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UnitedHealth, Optum Remain On A Roll As Medicare Business Takes Off
UnitedHealth Group’s third quarter profits jumped 28% on growth of health insurance and Optum health services businesses.
DOJ Clears CVS-Aetna Deal Once Medicare Drug Plans Are Unloaded
The U.S. Justice Department agreed to allow CVS Health’s acquisition of health insurance giant Aetna once Aetna’s Medicare Part D prescription drug plan business for individuals is divested.
As Hospitals Close, Medicaid Expansion Rises In Deep South
Supporters of Medicaid expansion are targeting Alabama with a major marketing campaign touting economic benefits.
Wellcare To Buy Aetna’s Medicare Drug Plans, Easing A CVS Antitrust Issue
Aetna said it will sell its Medicare drug plans to WellCare Health Plans as part of a divestiture to help the insurer win Justice Department approval of its sale to CVS Health.
Tax Reform No Shot In Arm For Pharma Deals
Divests are plentiful but mega-deals lag.
UnitedHealth’s Warning To ER Provider Envision More About Shift To Value
UnitedHealth Group sent a letter to more than 250 hospitals warning it may drop Envision from its network effective Jan. 1, 2019 if the insurer and the provider of emergency room services cannot come to an agreement.
Move To Population Health Hits Hospital Finances
Hospital operating margins are “under siege” amid the shift to population health and at-risk contracting, Fitch Ratings says in a new report.
Half Of U.S. Doctors Have Pay Tied To ‘Value-Based Metrics’
Nearly half of the nation’s physicians report compensation tied to “value-based metrics,” The Physicians Foundation’s biennial survey shows.
Social Determinants Impede Care Of 88% Of Patients, Doctors Say
Nearly 90% of physicians have patients impacted by social determinants of health, The Physicians Foundation 2018 survey of 9,000 U.S. doctors shows.
