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Do The Math: COVID Shows How Easily The Healthcare System Is Overwhelmed
January 08, 2021

Even though he thinks waves of the coronavirus will be around for at least another year or two, LeanTaaS CEO Mohan Giridharadas said that at least one side effect of the pandemic could affect the healthcare system forever. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Change Is In The Air: Optum’s Acquisition Signals New Era For Healthcare Payments
January 07, 2021

In the bid to transform the most paper-laden of verticals, to render an opaque system transparent, 2021 is already shaping up to be a banner year in healthcare. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Hybrid Patient Models Lead Charge Into Healthcare’s Digital Phase
January 07, 2021

The pandemic did not create the problems with access and expense in the United State healthcare system. What COVID-19 did change, however, is the urgency with which the market was addressing this problem. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Walgreens Boots Alliance Accelerates Rollout Of Primary Care Clinics
January 06, 2021

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has turbo-charged its investment into VillageMD to facilitate the opening of between 600 and 700 new Village Medical at Walgreens primacy care clinics in the next four years, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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UnitedHealth’s Optum Buys Change Healthcare For $13 Billion
January 06, 2021

After being bought by UnitedHealth, Change Healthcare will join with OptumInsight to boost software and data analytics, tech-fueled research and revenue cycle management offerings for healthcare, according to a press release Wednesday (Jan. 6). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Moving Healthcare Providers To A New Payments Business Model
January 06, 2021

The U.S. healthcare industry is plagued with two- and three-month billing delays and confusion about what is and isn’t covered by insurance. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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High-Profile Healthcare Venture Haven Shuts Down; Could Signal Shift For JPMorgan, Amazon
January 04, 2021

In the end, there was no haven for Haven. As reported on Monday (Jan. 4), the healthcare startup – created in 2018 through joint efforts between Amazon, J.P. Morgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway – will be shuttered and dissolved next month. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Amazon, Berkshire, JPMorgan Fold Healthcare Disruption Startup Haven
January 04, 2021

Haven, the Silicon Valley healthcare disruption startup launched in 2018 by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase, is being dissolved.  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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Flywire Sees 2021 As The Year To Advance Healthcare Payment Plans
January 04, 2021

The demand for digital services and payments that COVID-19 has carried in its wake is turning digitization from an aspiration to a necessity for health systems. So creating a digital front door for patients to access their healthcare plans is getting more attention as a...