Plus, plays by Walgreens, CVS and Amazon will drive more partnerships

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Healthcare plays by CVS, Walgreens and Amazon will drive more partnerships, tech investment, experts say

CVS, Walgreens and Amazon are ramping up their focus on in-home medical services and primary care and it will cause major disruptions for more traditional brick-and-mortar providers, industry experts say. "The Signify deal is CVS skating to where the puck is going to be in three to five years," said Dr. Colin Banas, an executive at DrFirst.
 
 
 

Study: Less is spent on low-value care in MA than in traditional Medicare

More money is wasted in caring for beneficiaries in traditional Medicare than in Medicare Advantage plans, according to a study that examined data from nearly 2.5 million Humana members.
 
 
 

AMA, 2 state medical societies join class-action suit against Cigna

The American Medical Association has joined a class-action lawsuit against Cigna, alleging that the insurer underpaid for claims filed by providers in the contracted MultiPlan network.
 
 
 

HCSC teams with Teladoc to roll out virtual primary care next year

Health Care Service Corporation is joining the growing list of healthcare players to launch a virtual primary care service.
 
 
 

A look inside CVS Caremark's strategy for improving health equity

When the CVS Caremark team geared up to take on health disparities, it quickly realized that any initiative would require a significant basis in data to succeed.
 
 
 

Amazon, Walmart and hundreds of providers lobby Senate for extension of telehealth policies

Big tech and retail giants like Amazon and Walmart joined hundreds of provider groups, hospitals and virtual care companies pressing Congress to take action on telehealth legislation this fall.
 
 
 

Aetna to enter ACA exchanges in 4 more states

Aetna will enter the Affordable Care Act's exchanges in four more states, bringing its total footprint to 12 states, the insurer announced late last week.
 
 
 

Google Cloud teams up with LifePoint Health to expand the reach of its healthcare data engine

Google Cloud announced a multiyear strategic partnership with LifePoint Health to implement Google Cloud’s healthcare data engine in LifePoint’s facilities across 29 states. LifePoint will utilize Google’s HDE to improve community-based healthcare delivery with the aim of offering clinicians near real-time, globalized views of patients’ records.
 
 
 

Lawsuit accuses RWJBarnabas Health of 'years-long' monopolistic scheme to crush 3-hospital competitor

The tactics allegedly employed by New Jersey's largest integrated system included bad faith acquisition negotiations, political interference and strategic closure of locations serving underinsured patients, competitor CarePoint Health wrote in a lawsuit filed last week.
 
 
 
 
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