Pharmacy

Amazon’s Healthcare Plans Include Insurance, AI Utility

Amazon’s Healthcare Plans Include Insurance, AI Utility
Amazon’s Healthcare Plans Include Insurance, AI Utility
February 21, 2019  |  Amazon

Ever since Amazon turned its gaze to healthcare, questions about the eCommerce operator’s plans and intentions have outnumbered answers. That’s still true, and may remain...

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Can Healthcare Services Revitalize Retail For CVS?
Can Healthcare Services Revitalize Retail For CVS?
February 15, 2019  |  Retail

CVS retail business, separate from its pharmacy operations, has had a difficult few years. Same-store sales have been falling, particularly as some staples that were once...

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Walgreens Agrees To $60M Settlement For Overpriced Prescriptions
Walgreens Agrees To $60M Settlement For Overpriced Prescriptions
January 24, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

Walgreens has agreed to pay $60 million to settle allegations that it overcharged government healthcare plans for prescription drugs. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Pharma Tackles The Puzzle Of Data And B2B Payments
Pharma Tackles The Puzzle Of Data And B2B Payments
January 23, 2019  |  B2B Payments

If one wants to understand the complexities of the pharmaceutical supply chain, just follow the money. Contract negotiations between drug manufacturers, wholesalers, hospitals, pharmacies and...

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Microsoft/Walgreens Deal Heats Up Digital Healthcare War
Microsoft/Walgreens Deal Heats Up Digital Healthcare War
January 15, 2019  |  Healthcare

Healthcare done digitally is attracting the attention and the dollars of tech giants, linking them with brick-and-mortar players in a push to meld tech and...

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Walmart Ditches CVS As Pharmacy Partner
Walmart Ditches CVS As Pharmacy Partner
January 15, 2019  |  Healthcare

CVS Health, the drugstore chain operator, announced Tuesday (Jan. 15) that Walmart has chosen to leave the CVS Caremark pharmacy benefit management (PBM) commercial and...

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In UK, Larger Firms Pay Suppliers Later
In UK, Larger Firms Pay Suppliers Later
January 14, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The late payments epidemic continues in the U.K., and larger firms take longer to pay. Separately, it’s no cakewalk for Patisserie Valerie to get suppliers paid...

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Can Click-And-Collect Innovate Pharmacy’s Last Mile?
Can Click-And-Collect Innovate Pharmacy’s Last Mile?
January 11, 2019  |  Retail

The last mile of prescription refills remains a frustrating, friction-filled experience. Pharmacy apps make the act of refilling a breeze. Text prompts offer reminders that...

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