Health insurance company UnitedHealthcare has launched a digital shopping experience that enables member-direct purchase of health and wellness offerings. The new UHC Store, available in the UnitedHealthcare app and on myuhc.com, offers members discounts of up to 15% on weight loss programs, orthopedic management apps,...
Omnicare, a CVS Health subsidiary that provides pharmacy services to skilled nursing facilities, independent and assisted living communities and other segments of the long-term care market, filed for bankruptcy Monday (Sept. 22). The company said in a press release that it attributed the move to...
The White House is reportedly discussing a website where patients could purchase discounted prescription drugs. This site — which would potentially carry President Donald Trump’s brand — would allow consumers to buy their medications straight from pharmaceutical companies, Bloomberg News reported Friday (Sept. 19), citing...
Doctronic raised $20 million in a Series A funding round to expand its services and grow the adoption of its artificial intelligence-native platform designed to deliver healthcare. The platform uses generative AI to deliver health guidance in minutes and provides access to licensed physicians via...
Hello Patient raised $22.5 million in a Series A funding round to continue to expand the capabilities and reach of its conversational artificial intelligence-powered patient engagement platform for healthcare practices. The company’s platform manages patient conversations at the “front door,” which is the communication and...
Oracle Health introduced tools aimed at easing administrative healthcare burdens and costs. The company’s new artificial intelligence-powered offerings are designed to simplify and lower the cost of processes such as prior authorizations, medical coding, claims processing and determining eligibility, according to a Thursday (Sept. 11)...
A Justice Department criminal investigation of UnitedHealth Group is reportedly broader than initially thought. Bloomberg reported Tuesday (Aug. 26), citing unnamed sources, that what was once thought to be a probe into possible Medicare fraud is also looking into business practices at the company’s pharmacy...
Generation Z views digital health services not as conveniences, but as expectations built into their daily lives. The stage has been set for the pivot away from paper-based communications, phone calls and paper checks. As PYMNTS Intelligence found in its far-reaching “How the World Does...
The rise of real-time payments is revolutionizing the patient experience in healthcare, mirroring consumers’ demands for seamless digital interactions across their daily lives. The PYMNTS Intelligence report “Small Business Real-Time Payments Barometer: Healthcare Edition,” part of the broader Real-Time Payments Tracker Series, sheds light on...