UnitedHealth Buys Large Doctors Group as Lines Blur in Health Care In another example of the blurring boundaries in the health care industry, UnitedHealth Group, one of the nation’s largest insurers, said on Wednesday that it is buying a large physician group to add to its existing roster of 30,000 doctors. Read More December 7, 2017 Insurance, United Healthcare 0 0 Comment Read More »
Thanks to CVS, Aetna and Apple, virtual medicine is getting the marketing boost it needs Telemedicine, or virtual medical consults by phone or video, has been the "next big thing" in health care for more than a decade. But year after year, countless studies have found that telemedicine companies are held back by a lack of awareness among consumers. Now, thanks to a marketing boost from behemoths like Apple, Aetna and CVS, telemedicine might finally take off Read More... December 5, 2017 Insurance 0 0 Comment Read More »
CVS to Buy Aetna for $69 Billion in a Deal That May Reshape the Health Industry CVS Health said on Sunday that it had agreed to buy Aetna for about $69 billion in a deal that would combine the drugstore giant with one of the biggest health insurers in the United States and has the potential to reshape the nation’s health care industry. Read More... December 4, 2017 General, Insurance 0 0 Comment Read More »
Amazon could supercharge its biggest weapon by getting into healthcare People are thinking a lot about what Amazon could do to the healthcare industry if it decided to get involved. Should Amazon get into the business of prescription drugs, analysts at Morgan Stanley say that building pharmacies at Whole Foods could be a good way to get more Amazon Prime members who are over 55. Building pharmacies in Whole Foods could also generate $2.3 billion in sales and help grow Amazon's Prime Now business. Read More... November 21, 2017 General, Insurance 0 0 Comment Read More »
California Fines Anthem $5 Million For Failing to Address Consumer Grievances California’s managed-care regulator announced Wednesday it has fined insurance giant Anthem Blue Cross $5 million for repeatedly failing to resolve consumer grievances in a timely manner. Read More... November 16, 2017 Blue Cross, General, Insurance 0 0 Comment Read More »