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How Payment Plans Can Cure Healthcare Payments’ Biggest Problem
February 14, 2019

Americans are on the hook for an ever-increasing percentage of their medical bills. As healthcare becomes a tough pill to swallow financially, 57 percent of consumers would like to set up, or at least be offered, payment plans. John Talaga, GM and EVP of Healthcare...

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Apple, VA To Provide Health Records To 9M Veterans
February 11, 2019

Tech giant Apple will provide its Health Records feature on the iPhone to the upwards of nine million veterans in facilities all over the country, according to reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Good Healthcare Requires Good Data — And Blockchain And Biometrics, Too?
February 06, 2019

This isn’t some cheap dose of “Little House on the Prairie” nostalgia, but rather a shot of truth: We are a long way from small-town doctors treating patients for decades and lifetimes — after treating their parents, and perhaps even grandparents as well. Not only...

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Startup 98point6 Raises $86M To Rival Amazon In Healthcare
January 28, 2019

Seattle-based 98point6 has officially launched nationwide availability of its on-demand primary care platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

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WEX CEO: Why Being Agile Is As Important As Being Innovative
January 21, 2019

Innovation is good, but flexibility and agility count, too — as does striking while it’s hot. Those are among the factors that drove the recent acquisition of Discovery Benefits, Inc. (DBI), an employee benefits administrator, by financial technology services company WEX. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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305M+ Healthcare Claims Were Paid Via ACH In 2018
January 17, 2019

New data found that more than 306.7 million automated clearing house (ACH) electronic funds transfer (EFT) payments were made from health plans to healthcare providers last year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Microsoft/Walgreens Deal Heats Up Digital Healthcare War
January 15, 2019

Healthcare done digitally is attracting the attention and the dollars of tech giants, linking them with brick-and-mortar players in a push to meld tech and retail. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Walmart Ditches CVS As Pharmacy Partner
January 15, 2019

CVS Health, the drugstore chain operator, announced Tuesday (Jan. 15) that Walmart has chosen to leave the CVS Caremark pharmacy benefit management (PBM) commercial and Managed Medicaid retail pharmacy networks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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How Payment Plans Could Cure A $7.5B Medical Malady
January 15, 2019

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