Anthem’s decision to exit some Obamacare markets to focus on Medicare Advantage growth helped boost second quarter profits 23%.
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Centene Won’t Gobble Doctors Like Other Insurers
Centene doesn’t plan to engage in a nationwide doctor-buying binge like UnitedHealth Group’s Optum and Humana.
Anthem In Telehealth Deal With Samsung And American Well
Anthem is collaborating with Samsung Electronics America and telehealth provider American Well to expand access to virtual doctors for its health plan members.
UnitedHealth Group Says National ACO’s Enrollment To Double
UnitedHealth Group says its NexusACO will double to 150,000 members next year and double again in 2019 as self-funded employers seek lower cost health benefits.
Anchored By Optum’s Reach, UnitedHealth’s Profits Jump
UnitedHealth Group’s profits jumped 28% in the second quarter on increased sales of both health plans and a menu of Optum health services including pharmacy benefit management, surgical and outpatient care.
Bucking Trump, Health Insurers Expand Obamacare Footprints
Health insurers Bright Health, Centene, Oscar Health and Blue Cross plans are forging ahead with Obamacare expansions despite verbal and financial attacks from the Trump administration.
Humana And Private Equity Finalize $1.4 Billion Curo Health Hospice Deal
Humana and private equity firms TPG Capital and Welsh, Carson, Anderson And Stowe have completed their $1.4 billion acquisition of hospice services provider Curo Health from Thomas H. Lee Partners.
Study: Medicare Advantage Cut ER Visits 33% Compared To Fee-For-Service
Seniors enrolled in private Medicare Advantage plans had 33% fewer emergency room visits and 23% fewer stays in a hospital than those enrolled in traditional fee-for-service Medicare, Avalere Health says.
John Sculley Weighs In On Amazon, Health M&A And The Future Of PBMs
Amazon is buying pharma start-up PillPack for around $1 Billion. Buffet, Bezos and Dimon (Berkshire-Amazon-JPMorgan Chase) created an entity that will be headed by Dr. Atul Gawande. So John Sculley was the perfect person to ask about the last few days …
Walgreens CEO: ‘We’re Not Worried’ About Amazon’s PillPack Deal
Walgreens Boots Alliance CEO Stefano Pessina said the retail pharmacy giant wasn’t worried about Amazon’s purchase of online pharmacy PillPack.
