Sree Chaguturu is the chief medical officer of CVS Caremark, the pharmacy business of CVS Health, and he was the last guest of the year for MedCity's Pivot podcast. Chaguturu spoke at length about the retail giant's role in vaccine distribution as well as his ardent hope for a robust economic recovery in the way the Roaring Twenties followed the Spanish flu of 1918.
The retailer plans to open primary care clinics in Houston, El Paso, Austin, Phoenix and Orlando by next summer as part of its partnership with startup VillageMD.
The home care industry is booming. As Baby Boomers age and more families seek in-home solutions for loved ones, demand for home care services is at an all-time high.
The technology company is partnering with major insurers, including Aetna and Humana, as well as providers like Ochsner Health to expand access to its platform that connects patients to community-based social services.
CVS Health named a new CEO in its earnings call on Friday. Between plans to further integrate its pharmacy and insurance businesses, and discussion about how a Covid-19 vaccine would be distributed, here are four other things the company is preparing for in the coming months.
Aetna President Karen Lynch will replace current CVS CEO Larry Merlo next spring. Merlo, who has been the company’s CEO for nearly a decade, plans to retire in May.
CVS Health plans to add rapid Covid-19 tests at 1,000 locations by the end of the year. The company has not specified which rapid tests it will offer.
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The two pharmacy chains plan to ramp up testing locations, with CVS saying it will add 1,000 sites and Walgreens saying it will add drive-thru testing in all 49 states. Currently, they have just a handful of sites across the U.S.
Blue Shield of California is waiving out-of-pocket costs for members accessing telehealth services through Teladoc. The change will apply to members of its commercial plans.
The company promoted new leadership with the departure of the heads of its Pharmacy and Caremark divisions. Dr. Alan Lotvin, who spent several years heading up Caremark's specialty drug efforts, was promoted to president of CVS Caremark.
A new partnership between the Alliance for Better Health and insurer MVP Health Care is meant to address the social determinants of health through a collaborative model that contributes $800,000 to support local organizations dedicated toward serving patients in need of social care services.
A new report by Paubox calls for healthcare IT leaders to dispose of outdated assumptions about email security and address the challenges of evolving cybersecurity threats.
The company initially piloted CarePass in the Boston Area and said the program was able to drive a 15 to 20 percent increase in customer purchases while also appealing to a wider array of customers.
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Through the company's line of RediClinic retail clinics, customers will be able to use InTouch Health's virtual care software to connect with clinicians for video visits through available RediClinic Express kiosks.
The so-called Destination: Health network will launch later this year with Aetna Medicaid members in Louisville, Kentucky and Aetna dual-eligible special needs plan members in Tampa, Florida and Southeastern Louisiana.
Members who are traveling outside of the managed care organization's geographic footprint can receive healthcare services through MinuteClinic locations inside of CVS and Target stores at their standard co-pay without having to file for reimbursement.