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Healthcare’s iPhone Moment: Why Scaling AI-Powered Care Requires a Unified OS
December 08, 2023

From diagnostics to care delivery, artificial intelligence (AI) would appear to be tailor-made for healthcare. And in fact, it’s already had a substantial impact on the industry — just not the one we’d imagine, or hope for. “AI has been revolutionizing medicine over the last...

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Sika Health Launches Marketplace for Shopping With HSA, FSA Funds
December 06, 2023

Sika Health has launched a marketplace that makes it easy for consumers to shop at more than 30 health and wellness brands and retailers with Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) funds. The new Sika Health Marketplace helps consumers understand where they...

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Experian Acquires Wave to Enhance AI-Powered Health Data Curation
November 30, 2023

Experian has acquired Wave HDC, a health tech firm offering AI-powered data curation. The deal is designed to help Experian Health leverage Wave’s technology to offer more comprehensive and faster healthcare coverage identification and automation capabilities, according to a Thursday (Nov. 30) press release. Wave uses artificial intelligence (AI) to...

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Walgreens Launches Digital Tool for Finding Prescription Medicine Discounts
November 30, 2023

Walgreens has launched a digital tool designed to help customers find lower prices on their prescription medications. The new Rx Savings Finder searches multiple discount card websites for free, third-party discount cards, the healthcare, pharmacy and retail firm said in a Thursday (Nov. 30) press...

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Report: Health Insurance Firms Humana and Cigna in Merger Talks
November 29, 2023

Humana and Cigna are reportedly in talks for a potential merger that could reshape the health insurance industry. A deal could be finalized by the end of the year, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Wednesday (Nov. 29), citing unnamed sources. Neither Cigna nor Humana immediately replied to...

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AstraZeneca Launches HealthTech Business Focused on Clinical Trials
November 20, 2023

Global biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has launched a HealthTech business aimed at offering digital health solutions in the life sciences sector. The primary focus of the new company, which is called Evinova, is to bring established and scalable digital technology solutions to optimize clinical trial design...

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GoodRx Holds Top Seat in Provider Rankings of Prescription Apps
November 20, 2023

Flu season is in full swing, and it can be hard to navigate life through the fog of exhaustion. Fortunately, technology can help. With PYMNTS’ Provider Rankings of Prescription Apps, you can get your medicine with a little bit more ease. Here’s the list of...

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CFPB Data on Medical Bill Complaints Underscores Need for Flexible Financing
November 20, 2023

Missed payments. Billings made in error. Bills in collection, resulting in only partial payments or none at all. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau shared data last week that 15% of complaints made by consumers were about debt collection tied to allegedly unpaid medical bills, which...

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Earnings Season Shows Continuing Evolution of Digital Healthcare Transformation
November 13, 2023

The digitization of health care continues. And the progress can be tracked, in part, by the continued slew of earnings reports from the platforms and Big Tech firms making inroads in a market where, as estimated by the government, U.S. healthcare spending tops $4.3 trillion. Beyond...