Healthcare Payments

How Payment Plans Could Cure A $7.5B Medical Malady

How Payment Plans Could Cure A $7.5B Medical Malady
How Payment Plans Could Cure A $7.5B Medical Malady
January 15, 2019  |  Healthcare

In medicine, it seems there is a side effect for every treatment. The Affordable Care Act (ACA), or Obamacare, which was signed into law in...

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Are Patients Really Gaining More Power Over Healthcare Pricing?
Are Patients Really Gaining More Power Over Healthcare Pricing?
January 11, 2019  |  Healthcare

Information is power, right? Sure. Except when it’s a source of confusion. That’s the emerging — if very early — story so far with the new...

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Hospital Cyberattacker Receives 10-Year Prison Sentence
Hospital Cyberattacker Receives 10-Year Prison Sentence
January 11, 2019  |  Cybersecurity

A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for a cyberattack that disrupted Boston Children’s Hospital‘s network for two weeks. Reuters...

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Kroger Debuts Rx Membership Program
Kroger Debuts Rx Membership Program
December 13, 2018  |  Retail

Kroger has launched the Rx Savings Club, which aims to significantly reduce the cost of prescription drugs for customers across the country. The program adds...

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Fitness Tracker Incentives And The New World Of Health Commerce
Fitness Tracker Incentives And The New World Of Health Commerce
November 29, 2018  |  Healthcare

On the surface, the idea seems deeply pragmatic — a thought that comes straight from the storied intellectual school of “well, duh!” and a tradition that...

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Apple Watch Study Shows Users Up Exercise For Rewards
Apple Watch Study Shows Users Up Exercise For Rewards
November 28, 2018  |  Mobile Commerce

A global study conducted for Vitality Insurance has revealed that people will exercise more if they are given a reward, such as a great deal...

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Square Adds Benefits To Payroll Platform
Square Adds Benefits To Payroll Platform
November 14, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Square is enhancing its payroll platform for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) by integrating benefits solutions, the company announced on Wednesday (Nov. 14). Reports in...

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5G To Give Healthcare Payments A Boost
5G To Give Healthcare Payments A Boost
November 13, 2018  |  Healthcare

As the world — and the world of payment and commerce — ready themselves for the deployment of 5G mobile technology, the healthcare industry is...

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