Category: pharma

UnitedHealth Group’s Profits Eclipse $4 Billion As Medicare Growth Helps Overcome Pandemic

UnitedHealth Group’s profits eclipsed $4 billion in the fourth quarter thanks to a strong performance in the company’s health insurance business led by Medicare growth.

Walgreens Launches Its Own Covid Variant Surveillance

Walgreens has launched its own Covid-19 surveillance system to help identify the spread of virus variants across the U.S.

Walgreens Launches Its Own Covid Variant Surveillance

Walgreens has launched its own Covid-19 surveillance system to help identify the spread of virus variants across the U.S.

Medicare Savings Might Be Costing Us: Here’s Why

In theory, ACOs were supposed to save money by better coordinating patient care, and by achieving organizational efficiencies.

Could ACOs be costing us money?

Medicare Savings Might Be Costing Us: Here’s Why

In theory, ACOs were supposed to save money by better coordinating patient care, and by achieving organizational efficiencies.

Could ACOs be costing us money?

10 Healthcare Lessons You Can’t Afford Not To Learn: The Words And Thoughts Of Leeba Lessin

From 2006 to 2015, Leeba led CareMore, the pre-eminent integrated health plan and provider organization focused on addressing the needs of high-cost, high-need patients. This article features some of the most important lessons she taught about how to c…

#AustraliaHasFallen Used To Spread Covid-19 Conspiracy Theories After Novak Djokovic Deportation

But here’s how some Australians have hijacked the hashtag in response.

Hospital Mergers Just Keep Getting Bigger

The size of hospital deals has hit the “mega-merger” variety in which even the seller has $1 billion in annual revenues.

Ivermectin For Covid-19 Cost Medicare, U.S. Insurers Nearly $2.5 Million A Week

That would project to an estimated $129. 6 million over the course of a year. Guess who’ll end up paying for this.

Australia Deports Novak Djokovic: Why Covid-19 Positive Tests Do Not Equal Vaccination

On Sunday, Australia’s federal court upheld the cancellation of Djokovic’s visa.