The new plan design incorporates some features from Aetna’s parent company. The plan lets members access appointments at HealthHUB and MinuteClinic locations with no copay, and get discounts on health-related items at CVS stores.
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.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
The retail pharmacy chain has expanded its direct-to-consumer telemedicine offerings and charted out where it plans to open new HealthHUB locations next year.
CVS Health and Cleveland Clinic have expanded their eight-year clinical affiliation. But they're not the only ones teaming up — health systems and pharmacies are increasingly finding ways to work together.
The experiment begins Wednesday at the VA’s operations in Palo Alto, California.
Even as telemedicine rivals American Well and Teladoc battle it out in court over intellectual property, CVS Health is bringing those two together with competitor Doctor On Demand to test how retail pharmacies, convenience clinics and direct-to-consumer telehealth companies can widen patient access to physicians.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
CVS's MinuteClinic shows very high levels of patient satisfaction.
CVS Health announced that its MinuteClinic locations have seen 25 million patients since the company opened its first retail clinics in 2000. From an experiment in four states, MinuteClinic has grown over the last 15 years into a juggernaut in walk-in care, with nearly 1,000 locations in 31 states plus the District of Columbia. CVS expects to hit 1,500 clinics by 2017.