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New diabetes texting programs have ambitious goals
After more than a year of testing the concept of using text messaging to change health behavior, a federal/state/local partnership is taking things to the next level. It's a program called
Costco expands EHR offerings for providers
Shopping giant Costco is going nationwide with its electronic health record venture. The big box retailer jumped on the EHR vendor bandwagon this past June on a test-case basis, teaming up with
What Walmart's primary care plans mean to physicians
Walmart isn't known for generating great life-affirming experiences, writes FierceHealthFinance editor Ron Shinkman in his commentary this week. Nonetheless, Shinkman continues, its leadership is
Walmart's low-cost approach could shake up providers
This week, I'm going to conflate Walmart with The New Yorker magazine. Wish me luck. As an institution and retail destination, Walmart has made me slightly queasy. Its rambling wares have put many a
Do Walmart's early moves foretell a leap into mHealth?
Giants from other industries--IT, telecom, etc.--have lumbered into mobile healthcare and threatened to change how the mHealth industry will evolve. But a true category-killer is on the scene , and
Aetna, Coventry partner with drugstores to offer Medicare prescription drug plans
Aetna and Coventry announced separate arrangements to offer Medicare prescription drug plans, in an attempt to woo the burgeoning senior market. Aetna is partnering with CVS to provide its plan,
UnitedHealth selling discounted hearing aids to members, non-members
UnitedHealth Group will sell low-cost hearing aids, becoming the first insurer to offer the products as part of its health plan coverage. The insurer stands to gain a lot of money from the move since
CMS, DME, competitive bidding: A radioactive combination
Despite receiving multiple invitations to a Medicare fraud event at UCLA last week, the CMS honchoes ducked me as if I sported a plutonium necktie. I was radioactive in a fashion: I didn't have a
Cigna, Humana boost Q2 profits with strong membership growth
Strong membership growth and low healthcare utilization helped Cigna ( NYSE: CI ) and Humana ( NYSE: HUM ) both post better-than-expected earnings for the second quarter. Cigna, which reported a 39
Humana's Q4 earnings fall 57 percent
Humana's earnings fell 57 percent amid increased expenses, including acquisition-related costs, as it also saw medical claims costs rise. It reported a profit of $107.3 million, or 63 cents a share,
