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89% of Consumers Say Healthcare Estimates Make Them Feel Better, Paired With Financing
January 27, 2022

With the possible exception of groceries, we generally don’t shop by throwing items of unknown price in our cart, awaiting a mystery total at checkout and hoping we can cover it. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Report: Only One-Third of Patients Get Healthcare Cost Estimates Before Visits
January 27, 2022

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Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company Finds Online Pharmacy Sector Swimming With Sharks
January 25, 2022

In a move straight out of a “Shark Tank” episode, billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban is pitching a very big idea by taking on two whales — Big Pharma and Big Pharmacy — with the launch of online discount pharmacy Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company (MCCPDC)....

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Digital Healthcare Use Surged 2.9% in December 2021 on Fears of Omicron
January 24, 2022

When cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19 began to surge, consumers avoided in-person doctor visits, instead choosing telehealth or other virtual medical appointments. Seventy-five million patients received their healthcare online in December 2021, up 2.9% from November 2021, according to The ConnectedEconomy Monthly Report,...

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For Growing Number of Concierge Medical Services, the Doctor is In 24/7
January 24, 2022

It’s been a rough couple of years for patients and doctors, with industry group The Physicians Association finding that the U.S. has lost an estimated 16,000 medical practices since 2020. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Retailio Launches Drone Delivery for Medicine Across India
January 24, 2022

Indian digital B2B healthcare marketplace Retailio recently launched a drone medicine delivery pilot with drone logistics firm Redwing Labs in the Chickkaballapur district in Karnataka, according to a MobHealthNews report Monday (Jan. 24). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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American Hospital Association, Others Press Congress for More COVID Money as Variants Strain Systems
January 24, 2022

Struggling hospitals and healthcare providers are asking the U.S. government to disburse remaining Provider Relief Fund (PRF) relief monies, ­and expand them, as the toll of two years of disruption and six months of COVID variants finds health systems still ailing from a cash crunch....

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GlaxoSmithKline, Unilever Spar Over Future of GSK’s Consumer Health Business
January 16, 2022

GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer will hold out for a better bid of at least £60 billion for their joint consumer healthcare venture, in opposition to an earlier offer they didn’t like, Financial Times writes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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5 Ways That Connected Healthcare is Improving Outcomes for Patients and Practices
January 14, 2022

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