UnitedHealthcare is reportedly looking to reduce the number of employees in its benefits unit through buyouts or layoffs. The company is offering some employees in the unit the option to accept buyouts by March 3 and will lay off employees if it doesn’t get the...
The ease of paying everything from phone bills and credit card balances to car loans and mortgages through a variety of payment solutions is something consumers have come to expect. However, one space that has lagged behind in the offering of multiple payment solutions is...
The healthcare industry is turning to digital tools and technologies to improve patient care. From artificial intelligence (AI) and telehealth to robotics and AI-driven diagnostics, these innovations are changing how healthcare is delivered. However, experts like Andrew Speight, CMO at RXNT, stress that while these...
Walgreens Boots Alliance-backed healthcare clinic chain VillageMD is reportedly working with advisers to explore a sale, restructuring or other options. This move comes after Walgreens CEO Tim Wentworth said during a January earnings call that the company plans to divest VillageMD, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Feb....
Digital personalization in the healthcare industry is critical to elevate the customer experience. In keeping with that theme, CVS Health CEO David Joyner identified advancing digital strategies as one of four priorities for 2025 during the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call Wednesday (Feb. 12). The newly...
Change happens slowly at first, and then all at once. Just look at the healthcare system of today, versus that of, say, 2009. There’s been a sea of change. But as providers move away from traditional fee-for-service models toward value-based care, representing a fundamental shift...
Prescription apps in the United States are experiencing growth, with the ePrescribing market expected to grow from $758.57 million in 2024 to $2.45 billion by 2030. This progress is being driven by cost savings, improved medication adherence, and the integration of advanced technologies such as...
Fragmentation and regulation are among the top ways innovation can find itself hamstrung. That goes double for innovation within healthcare payments, where the complexity of the industry requires a sophisticated infrastructure that integrates seamlessly with healthcare’s existing financial and regulatory systems. “Building a platform that...
Healthcare financing firm PayMedix has teamed with care/benefits platform XO Health. The partnership gives XO Health’s network of self-insured employers, third-party administrators and value-based providers access to PayMedix’s healthcare financing solution, according to a Tuesday (Feb. 4) news release. “Our mission has always been to improve people’s ability...