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Healthcare
Sam’s Club Introduces Healthcare Benefits
September 27, 2019

Sam’s Club is partnering with Humana and other companies to offer members in Michigan, Pennsylvania and North Carolina discounts on healthcare services, including primary care and dental services, The Associated Press reported on Thursday (Sept. 26). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Healthcare Goes Retail
September 17, 2019

Healthcare, among the biggest industries in the world, is being massively disrupted, an effort that could take years or even decades before all the dust settles. In the meantime, the digital, mobile, delivery and other innovations that are taking place in this sector are also...

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Digital Players Seek To Provide More Healthcare Discounts
September 10, 2019

Digital technology and the digital ecosystem are helping to drive discount programs for healthcare, a trend that promises to gain even more traction in the 2020s. Even so, the jury is still out on how effective these programs are and will be, though these discounts...

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Amazon’s PillPack Accused Of Illicitly Obtaining Patient Data
August 06, 2019

Amazon’s online pharmacy, PillPack, is being accused of getting access to patient data it wasn’t entitled to, through a third party, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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New Tool To Provide Digital Access To Patients’ Health Records
July 30, 2019

Technology giants Apple, Microsoft and Google are teaming up with a number of healthcare providers to test out the CARIN Blue Button API. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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New Mobile Healthcare Efforts Point To Wider Payment Trends
July 23, 2019

Slowly but steadily, healthcare is becoming more mobile about payments, and that trend – a very long time in coming – appears to have picked up steam in recent months. And, taken one step further, recent activity along those lines is helping to prepare the...

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Anthem Launches Mobile Healthcare Payments
July 22, 2019

A payment app being launched by health insurer Anthem Inc. will allow consumers use their smartphones to schedule and pay for medical visits, get diagnoses and text with doctors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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App Orchard Marketplace Adds New Healthcare Payment Apps
July 08, 2019

Payment tech company Patientco has joined the Epic App Orchard Marketplace with two new payment solutions, according to a release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Could Payment Plans Help Both Patients And Providers?
June 27, 2019

Consumers are increasingly responsible for out-of-pocket healthcare costs — even with insurance. Some opt for payment plans when available; others just don’t pay their bills. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...