According to a report in Modern Healthcare, CVS Health has acquired Medicare Advantage broker platform Hella Health. The online platform offers plans from Aetna, Cigna, Humana, UnitedHealthcare and other major insurers.
“Now hiring.” This posting is all too common in the pharmacy sector. A shrinking talent pool frustrates the plans of both chain stores and independents to improve patient care. Yet improving patient care paves the pathway to greater profitability.
The phrase “same but different” has its origins in Thailand and is reflective of the ambiguity built into the Thai language. It enables uncertainty in everything. The 2023 North American Consumer Healthcare world was aguably the same but different.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores will move from strength to strength when Kevin Host succeeds Mike Wysong as the organization’s chairman during the NACDS Annual Meeting here this week.
Following the coronavirus pandemic, record-high inflation, and the rise of e-commerce and delivery options, pharmacies have had to adjust to a radically different consumer shopping experience. Add on the pending loss of third-party cookies, and pharmacies are at a crossroads.
The pharmacy industry and National Association of Chain Drug Stores are at an inflection point, says NACDS president and chief executive officer Steve Anderson.
For the better part of the last three decades, venture capital (VC) has underwritten many of the most significant innovations in our industry.
FRISCO, Texas –Soleo Health, a national provider of complex specialty pharmacy services, announced today the opening of its latest pharmacy and ambulatory infusion center (AIC) in Ridgeland, Mississippi.
Retailers face myriad challenges and decisions almost daily. Top among these is understanding consumer preferences and how those change over time.
The past few years have brought ongoing, unprecedented challenges for retailers. New concerns from higher costs and economic uncertainty to multiple global conflicts show just how connected our world is.
The pharmacy industry stands on the brink of a profound shift. Fortune Business Insights’ projections expect the industry to grow at a 56% rate by 2028, which requires the industry to reimagine itself to meet demand.
Many changes that have been predicted in health care and pharmacy are now taking shape in the market. Pharmacists are increasingly becoming a driver in improving patient outcomes, a trend driven by broader market shifts. The stat sheet Patients and pharmacists are primed for this change.
The retail pharmacy industry is at a crossroads. The traditional economic model, once robust and reliable, continues to show signs of significant strain and may even be inching close to its breaking point.
America’s large chain drug stores have been in a tough spot. Walgreens’ fourth quarter report shed light on a whopping $3.1 billion in net losses for the calendar year.
WASHINGTON – The National Retail Federation today asked a federal judge to reject the proposed settlement of a class-action antitrust lawsuit over “swipe” fees charged to merchants to process Visa and Mastercard credit card transactions.
