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Costco Seeks Regulatory Approval for Multiyear Medicare Plan Rollout
August 18, 2026

Costco plans to start offering a Medicare plan and other senior-focused insurance products over the coming years. 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...

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Patient Financing Becomes Part of the Healthcare Checkout
August 17, 2026

For a patient facing a crown, a new pair of prescription lenses or an unexpected veterinary procedure, the decision to proceed can depend as much on when the bill must be paid as on how much it costs. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Stripe Integrates CareCredit to Expand Online Health and Wellness Financing
August 06, 2026

Health and wellness providers in the United States that use Stripe will soon be able to offer CareCredit financing as part of their online checkout experience. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Healthcare AI Rules Shift Risk From Regulators to Hospitals
August 04, 2026

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Hospitals Follow Banks’ Playbook for Taming Generic AI
July 30, 2026

A hospital does not need a smarter artificial intelligence model. It needs one that already knows its own rules. That is the bet behind Sheba Medical Center’s new partnership with OpenAI, announced Tuesday (July 28) as the AI lab’s first international hospital deployment. Get the...

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FTC Puts Digital Health’s Growth Playbook on Trial
July 30, 2026

Digital health borrowed its growth playbook from consumer technology, landing patients fast and keeping them subscribed. 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...

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Healthcare Costs Push Consumer Confidence Down 9 Points
July 30, 2026

Healthcare costs are squeezing consumer confidence from both ends of the age spectrum. 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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First Fully Robotic Pharmacy Fills a Prescription in Under 60 Seconds
July 14, 2026

One in three U.S. pharmacies has closed between 2010 and 2021, according to UC Berkeley Public Health and USC. Pharmacy schools are graduating between 3,000 and 4,000 fewer pharmacists annually than the industry needs, Drugstore News reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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States Move to License AI Doctors as the FDA Steps Back
July 07, 2026

Utah launched the country’s first artificial intelligence (AI)-powered prescription refill program in January, partnering with startup Doctronic to let an AI chatbot renew certain chronic medications without a physician actively approving each request, PYMNTS reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...