Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary of Hires and Layoffs
Here is a selection of recent executive hires, exits, promotions and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry.
Who is Winning the Retail Pharmacy Consumer Battle?
CVS Health overtook Walgreens as the most popular drugstore retailer, a new report found. However, there is no saying for sure if CVS will keep this lead.
Health Executives on Digital Transformation in Healthcare
Hear executives from Quantum Health, Surescripts, EY, Clinical Architecture and Personify Health share their views on digital transformation in healthcare.
What Will the Future of Retail Health Look Like?
Retailers aren’t giving up on healthcare — but they are trying to be more strategic in their efforts to disrupt the space. As these companies re-strategize, experts think they need to center their efforts on building trust and fostering long-term patient engagement.
First Walgreens Store Files to Unionize with the Pharmacy Guild
Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians at a Walgreens store in Vancouver, Washington, have filed a petition to join the Pharmacy Guild. The workers argued that they are facing heavy workloads and inadequate staffing.
Walgreens’ Finances Are in Dire Straits — But All Hope Is Not Lost
Walgreens’ financial performance is still rocky, but experts agree there is a good chance that CEO Tim Wentworth can lead the company to recovery. To make this happen, Walgreens will have to let go of its retail clinic dreams and focus more on making its core pharmacy business as strong as possible.
Why Walgreens’ US Health President Is ‘Bullish’ on the Role of Retail in Healthcare
During a fireside chat at AHIP 2024, Mary Langowski, executive vice president and president of U.S. healthcare at Walgreens Boots Alliance, said she sees a bright future for retail in healthcare.
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Market Trends to Watch for Health Systems and Their Specialty Pharmacies
The future looks bright for the integrated specialty pharmacy model – for health systems, providers, and most importantly, for patients.
How Will Walgreens’ Expansion into Specialty Pharmacy Affect the Industry?
Walgreens announced that it is expanding its specialty pharmacy offerings. Experts think that this move could yield several strategic benefits, given the higher profit margins associated with specialty medications compared to traditional drugs. They also think Walgreens’ move could lead to greater competition, consolidation and innovation within the broader pharmacy industry.
What Are the Challenges Facing the Pharmacy Industry Right Now?
The regulatory environment and workforce shortages are plaguing the pharmacy industry, one Walgreens exec shared at the Abarca Forward conference on Tuesday.
Inside One Organization’s Efforts To Create the First National Pharmacy Union
The Pharmacy Guild recently launched and aims to create the first national pharmacy union in the U.S. But it has a difficult road ahead going up against giants like Walgreens and CVS. Still, its organizers expect the union to be successful.
Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary of Hires and Layoffs
Here is a selection of recent executive hires, promotions and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry.
Heard at HLTH 2024: Insights from Innovative Healthcare Executives
Executives from Imagine360, Verily, BrightInsight, Lantern, and Rhapsody shared their approaches to reducing healthcare costs and facilitating digital transformation.
‘Nation-State’ Cyberattack Hits Change Healthcare, Disrupting Pharmacy Services Across the Country
Pharmacies across the country are facing disruptions following a cyberattack on Change Healthcare — which is owned by Optum, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group. In a filing with the SEC, UnitedHealth stated that the unauthorized party that gained access to Change Healthcare's systems was a “suspected nation-state associated cyber security threat actor."
Walgreens to Pay Humana $360M to Settle Claims It Overcharged for Drugs
Walgreens has agreed to pay Humana $360 million to settle a drug pricing dispute that has spanned nearly five years. The payout is roughly half of what Walgreens was originally ordered to pay when the issue was first resolved last year.
Walgreens Unveils Tool To Help Patients Save on Prescriptions
The Walgreens Rx Savings Finder combines different third-party discount card options into one platform. It allows customers to search for a prescription, find a coupon for that prescription and text or email the coupon to themselves. They then show the coupon to a Walgreens pharmacist when they fill the prescription.
Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary of Hires and Layoffs
Here is a selection of recent executive hires, promotions and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry.
Walgreens Exec: Reimbursement Models Need to Catch Up with GLP-1 Demand
Walgreens is seeing “an enormous amount of demand” for injectable weight loss drugs, its president of U.S. healthcare said during the Reuters Total Health conference in Chicago. He declared that the healthcare industry needs to come up with a reimbursement model “that correctly compensates pharmacists and others” to administer these drugs. In his view, reimbursement hasn't caught up with the demand.