Telemedicine and virtual healthcare company Teladoc Health and California-based Livongo Health Inc., which provides digital health management for chronic conditions, have agreed to merge, the companies announced Wednesday (Aug. 5). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Alibaba Health Information Technology plans to pump the $1.3 billion it raised in a secondary offering on the Hong Kong stock exchange to expand its eCommerce pharmaceutical business as it rides a wave of growth amid the coronavirus. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to sign a new executive order improving telehealth and general care for rural areas that don’t have as much access, Politico reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
“There’s got to be a better way.” That single phrase has started plenty of innovative companies when uttered by frustrated entrepreneurs who find themselves running headlong into something that should be easy but isn’t. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
Large pharmacy chains selling mixed merchandise are a mainstay of life throughout the developed world. 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 newsletter,...
U.S. hospitals want Congress to forgive $100 billion in Medicare loans that were made earlier this year to help the healthcare system amid the coronavirus crisis, CNBC reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Getting U.S. patients to use telehealth services was a challenge in a pre-COVID world, with JD Power finding that only 10 percent of consumers used telemedicine in 2019. But then the pandemic hit, doctors’ offices shut down and patients and providers suddenly saw telehealth in a new light. Get the Full Story Complete...
Trying to make big changes to how medical care gets delivered and paid for was a slow, uphill battle until COVID-19 hit, Ryan Krause, vice president at healthcare software company Epic Systems, told PYMNTS in a recent conversation. But the industry is making major pivots on...
If the U.S. is serious about fixing the cost of healthcare, then it’s time to focus on one of the root causes of its spiraling costs: the roughly 20 percent of U.S. patients who have chronic conditions drive about 85 percent of America’s total annual...
