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Real Affordability Solutions from the Front Lines of Caring
Hospitals and health systems are where the most complex care is provided for ill and injured patients. Yet spending on inpatient and outpatient care has grown more slowly than spending on other health services. Hospitals and health systems have worked hard to provide the best value to patients and their families. Read more below.
Takeaways from 3 Big Disruptors at JPM Healthcare 2024
Health care executives from hospitals and health systems, retail health providers and investors came together recently to share insights and outlooks at the 2024 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. Several retail health companies offered insights into their latest moves and plans.
CVS Concept Stores to Open in 2019, Focus on Cutting Medical Costs
Once the CVS Health-Aetna merger is officially completed (expected to be around Thanksgiving), the retail chain will turn its attention to opening its first "health hub" concept stores early next year.
Retail Clinics Target Chronic Diseases
Retail health clinics are growing not only in number but in scope of services delivered. But so far, these outlets primarily are located in higher-income communities ringing urban areas with large populations while rural and underserved communities remain largely out of the picture.
Humana Again Expands Its Profile in Primary Care for Seniors
Humana will pay between $450 million and $550 million to acquire the first group of senior-focused, value-based care primary care centers that it developed through a joint venture with its private equity firm partner Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS).
3 Looming Questions from the J.P. Morgan Health Conference
Providers, payers, data analytics companies and others working to transform health care gathered last week at the 41st annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference to give updates on their strategies and progress.
4 Questions to Answer on Retail Care Wave
Walgreens Boots Alliance and McLaren Health Care, which operates 14 hospitals, are collaborating on a plan to expand pharmacy and outpatient care services throughout Michigan. McLaren will offer services ranging from retail health clinics to urgent care centers and primary care sites in select Walgreens stores. Also, Walgreens will buy the prescription files and pharmacy inventory assets of McLaren pharmacies in Michigan and certain on-site pharmacies operated by the health system.
Providers Cut Costs, Better Engage Patients
Leaders from health care delivery systems, insurers, the pharmaceuticals industry and technology companies converged on San Francisco last week for the annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference and got a close-up look at just how quickly the field is transforming. News came quickly on several fronts, including company acquisitions, the ongoing push among many payers into clinical services as they try to drive down care delivery costs and more.