Walmart Health
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CVS, Walgreens Will Pay $10 Billion Total To Settle Opioid-Related Lawsuits
The settlement terms are still being negotiated and the final settlement depends on the number of states, counties, and Native American tribes that agree to join
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Walmart, UnitedHealth Group form 10-year value-based care partnership
Through the collaboration, UnitedHealth Group’s Optum will use its analytics and support tools to help Walmart Health clinicians deliver value-based care to Medicare Advantage beneficiaries. The partnership is starting at 15 locations in Florida and Georgia with the potential to grow in the future.
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Payer’s Place: Dawn Maroney
Dawn Maroney, President, Markets of Alignment Health and CEO of Alignment Health Plan, to discuss how they are using technology to provide better service and care to consumers.
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Ohio’s $650 million opioid ruling against major pharmacies may spook pharmacists
“This decision sends pharmacists a dangerous message: you’re expected to overrule doctors – and not doing so can be costly.”
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Why Transcarent is sending self-insured companies to Walmart’s health services
Transcarent, which is works with companies to steer their employees toward higher-quality, lower-cost care, struck a partnership with Walmart. It will offer Walmart’s health services, including its prescription prices, to self-insured companies.
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Clinical leaders behind Walmart’s health strategy depart
Dr. Thomas Van Gilder, Walmart’s first chief medical officer, will leave the company in May. Walmart’s head of dentistry, Dr. Roshan Parikh, also left the company. Both had a role in helping design some of the first clinics for Walmart Health.
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Walgreens, VillageMD to open 40 clinics by next summer
The retailer plans to open primary care clinics in Houston, El Paso, Austin, Phoenix and Orlando by next summer as part of its partnership with startup VillageMD.
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Clover, Walmart launch Medicare Advantage plans in Georgia
The plans will include zero-dollar premiums and will give patients access to free primary care visits, dental exams and lab tests at Walmart Health centers across the state.
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Retail Health, Startups, Diagnostics
Sean Slovenski shares why he joined a testing startup, and what’s next for Walmart Health
Slovenski, who helped create the idea for Walmart’s health centers, left the company in August to join testing startup BioIQ. He shares how he built Walmart’s new health strategy from the ground up and what’s next at his new role.
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Retail Health, Health Services
Is Walmart on pace with its former health’s chief’s vision?
Walmart Health disclosed that it plans to open nine more clinics this year, including two in Chicago and seven in Georgia. For next year, it has seven planned clinics in Jacksonville and is looking to Orlando and Tampa as well.
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Applying Remote Patient Monitoring to Surgery Prep and Recovery, Oncology and Women’s Health
Join us to learn about the latest trends in remote monitoring and how to extend its benefits beyond chronic conditions to more patients – all while using fewer staff resources.
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Startups, Retail Health, Health Services
Walmart partners with startup to open three primary care clinics in Dallas
The retailer will partner with Oak Street Health, which operates primary care centers for Medicare patients. The two companies will start with three primary care clinics in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
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Retail Health, Health Services
Can Walmart change healthcare?
Walmart caught the healthcare industry’s attention when it began opening primary care centers across Georgia, Florida and Illinois. But without its leader, will the effort still be able to keep its momentum?
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Retail Health, Health Services
Walmart Health picks Florida for next planned expansion
After opening four health centers in Georgia and Arkansas, Walmart confirmed that it will expand to Florida next year.
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Health Services, Patient Engagement
Walmart divulges plans for ‘healthcare supercenters’
The company says it’s looking beyond traditional retail clinics as it seeks to create “supercenters” with comprehensive healthcare services.
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Payer’s Place: Dr. Anil Singh
Dr. Anil Singh shares his insights into the strategies employed by the organization to identify the most effective digital solutions for their members.
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Discover the Next-Gen Platform for Integrated Collaborative Care
Beyond EHRs and digital front doors, reducing the gaps in patient care journeys.
