Some startups grapple with USPS delays in medication delivery
Some healthcare startups that offer at-home prescription deliveries and test kits have experienced delays with the USPS. They shared how they're navigating the changes.
Digital therapeutics make strides during pandemic, but still face adoption hurdles
Lightened regulations and cancelled appointments have led to an uptick in the number of patients using digital therapeutics. But companies still face many of the same obstacles as before, including securing coverage and reimbursement from insurers.
How Artera is Using Agentic AI to Humanize Patient Care
Artera President Tom McIntyre talks about the practical application of AI in healthcare.
Senators threaten to subpoena Cigna in insulin cost probe
Senators Chuck Grassley and Ron Wyden are demanding that Cigna turn over documents on insulin pricing, as part of a larger probe on rising insulin costs. The lawmakers claim that large pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts, which Cigna acquired in 2018, is failing to comply with the investigation.
Cigna’s CEO says partnerships key to future success
Cigna CEO David Cordani shared more details with investors about two upcoming partnerships for the company with Prime Therapeutics and Oscar Health.
Digital health, digital therapeutics, digital medicines – what’s in a name?
Digital health companies faced bad news going into 2020, from job cuts to dissolving pharma partnerships. But these struggles are part of an industry that is finding its identity in a crowded healthcare market.
Express Scripts strikes partnership with Prime Therapeutics
The two large PBMs signed a 3-year collaboration that would allow Prime to use Express Scripts’ retail pharmacy network and pharmaceutical contracts.
The Mechanics of a More Connected Healthcare Ecosystem [Video]
Arbiter’s Anjali Jameson on hospital and payer alignment.
Express Scripts’ new formulary offers critical support for digital health startups
The PBM selected 15 programs to offer on its first digital health formulary, starting in January 2020.
Report: Cigna may look to divest group benefits insurance business
Cigna's sharpened focus on healthcare is evidenced by a number of recent moves, including, most notably its $54 billion acquisition of pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts last year.
CVS Caremark launches new platform to better integrate innovative wellness solutions
The company's first vendor partner on the system is San Francisco-based Big Health, which is offering its digital CBT-based sleep improvement program Sleepio through the service.
6 organizations team up with Amazon to release HIPAA-compliant Alexa skills
Less than two months after MedCity speculated whether Amazon would release a HIPAA-compliant Echo device, the tech giant revealed Thursday that select skills for Alexa — the voice-activated personal assistant service powering those devices — are indeed HIPAA-compliant.
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Survey on the Healthcare Financial Landscape Offers a Roadmap for Stakeholders
Zelis highlights how employers, payers, and consumers are integrating digital tools to manage healthcare costs.
Cigna, Express Scripts to cap out-of-pocket costs for insulin at $25 under new program
A company representative said that while a full list of covered products isn't available, the plan is to include all forms under the program, which could help more than 700,000 people in a Cigna or Express Scripts plan.
What Trump’s proposed drug rebate rule could mean for commercial health plans
On an earnings call, Cigna CEO David Cordani seemed largely nonplussed about the potential rule's impact on the company's bottom line, even after the insurer's blockbuster acquisition of Express Scripts.
Anthem to cut ties early with Express Scripts with launch of new internal PBM
Anthem, which has nearly 40 million members, has moved up the timeline on the development and launch of its own PBM known as IngenioRx, cutting ties with Express Scripts in the process.
Why a VC frustrated by the PBM industry decided to start an alternative
Boston, Massachusetts-based WithMe Health launched out of stealth with $20 million in funding and Oak HC/FT Partner Chris Price at the helm.
Analyzing the biggest payer storylines in 2018
A selection of the biggest payer stories in 2018, ranging from Amazon's healthcare incursion to Medicare Advantage's continued growth.