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Optum Defies Post-COVID Slowdown As Digital Basket Of Services Buoys UnitedHealth Results
July 15, 2021

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AWS Widens Availability Of Amazon HealthLake
July 15, 2021

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has revealed the “general availability” of Amazon HealthLake, a HIPAA-eligible offering that helps healthcare and life sciences entities take in, keep, search through and generate insights from large volumes of health data, according to a Thursday (July 15) announcement. Get the...

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Medline, InComm Payments Team To Streamline OTC Purchases For Managed Care Plans
July 13, 2021

Healthcare company Medline and payments technology company InComm Payments are teaming up to improve the experience of managed care health plan members buying over-the-counter (OTC) products, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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REPORT: Consumers Demand Digital Be Part Of Their In-Person Healthcare Experience
July 13, 2021

Consumers have returned to visiting their local healthcare providers in person, but digital tools that make it easier for them to manage their healthcare experiences are still in demand. In Connected Healthcare: What Patients Want From Their Healthcare Customer Experiences, a PYMNTS collaboration with Rectangle...

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The Potential Power And Many Perils In Attempting To Digitize The Rx Market 
July 08, 2021

The digital Rx race is on, and it is crowded.  It’s not just a race between digital pharmacy newcomers like Amazon and Walmart taking on established pharmacy players like CVS and Walgreens, but a much border free-for-all, with a variety of up-and-comers like GoodRx, Alto,...

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Dollar General Is The Latest Retailer Looking To Tap The Healthcare Gold Rush 
July 08, 2021

Another retailer has thrown its hat into the healthcare ring as Dollar General announced plans this week to hire its first chief medical officer and add products such as cold and cough medication and dental supplies to its shelves. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Walgreens, VillageMD To Open 29 Texas Primary Care Practices
July 08, 2021

Walgreens Boots Alliance and VillageMD will open 29 new Village Medical at Walgreens practices in Houston, Austin and El Paso this year, the companies announced Thursday (July 8). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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REPAY, Credit Management Company Team On Healthcare AR Management
July 08, 2021

REPAY will be working alongside Credit Management Company in order to offer frictionless healthcare payments, a press release says. 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...

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BioPharma, On-Demand And D2C Treatments Lead Healthcare Investment Boom 
July 07, 2021

Digital healthcare companies have had a big year in investing — carried out in about six months’ time.  All in all, digital health firms have raised $14.7 billion in the first half of this year, surpassing the entirety of the segment’s 2020 total. Get the...