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UnitedHealth To Fasttrack $2B In Healthcare Payments
April 08, 2020

UnitedHealth is working on getting around $2 billion in payments to doctors and other health professionals over the next week, the insurance giant says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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New Federal Rules To Standardize Sharing Of Medical Data
March 09, 2020

New federal rules will standardize how health data is shared and mandate that people have digital access to their own medical records, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday (March 9). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Is Now Telehealth’s Time To Shine?
March 05, 2020

Although house calls were the most common method by which doctors gave medical care just a few generations ago, as of the second decade of the 20th century, most people are long since habituated to the idea that a doctor is someone one goes out...

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ePharma Takes Aim At High Drug Prices
February 20, 2020

Be thankful you don’t have lipodystrophy. It’s a condition in which the body cannot control production of fat tissue. It can cause energy control problems and diabetes, and even worse, the drug that can control it, Myalept, is a bit expensive. List price for Myalept:...

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Flywire’s Massaro: Healthcare Payments’ $375B Efficiency Opportunity
February 17, 2020

A digital-first world needs a digital-first healthcare payments reboot, especially as consumers become among its largest payors. It’s one of the reasons that Flywire CEO Mike Massaro tells Karen Webster they are doubling down on the healthcare vertical and made the move to acquire Simplee....

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Health-Data Startup Nets $100M From Google, Others
February 06, 2020

San Francisco’s Verana Health, a health-data startup, raised $100 million from investors, such as GV (Google) and Bain Capital. The plentiful interest in Verana signals the interest in new data-driven ways to treat disease. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Microsoft Health Exec Calls For More Transparency Of Patient Data
January 26, 2020

Peter Lee, corporate vice president of Microsoft Healthcare, wants to make sure patients have access to their healthcare records. 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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Grocery Stores Shutter In-Store Pharmacies
January 26, 2020

Supermarket pharmacy counters are closing across the U.S. as they struggle to keep customers coming back. 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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AR Automation: Just What Doctor Ordered
January 22, 2020

The national healthcare debate rages on, with cost at or near the center of most deliberations. Less talked about — and yet intrinsic to the matter — is the subject of payments. As healthcare providers and insurers duke it out over contract rates and reimbursement...