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 —...
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...
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...
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:...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
