health insurance

Solving The $50B Elective Medical Procedure Payments Problem
Solving The $50B Elective Medical Procedure Payments Problem
June 18, 2019  |  Healthcare

The demand for elective medical procedures in the U.S. is sky-high, but high costs severely limit consumers’ access to them. The elective medical procedures market...

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Chinese National Charged In Anthem Data Breach
Chinese National Charged In Anthem Data Breach
May 10, 2019  |  Legal

U.S. prosecutors have charged a Chinese national for his alleged involvement in the 2015 data breach at health insurance company Anthem, which led to the...

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How Big Tech Is Disrupting Big Healthcare
How Big Tech Is Disrupting Big Healthcare
April 08, 2019  |  Healthcare

Big Tech is busy disrupting healthcare and shaping the industry’s future, and Amazon is showing the latest example of that — though it’s hardly the...

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Insurers Consider Bringing Apple Watches To Seniors
Insurers Consider Bringing Apple Watches To Seniors
January 16, 2019  |  Apple

In an effort to help consumers over the age of 65 to use the Apple Watch as a health tracker, Apple has reportedly been in...

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How Payment Plans Could Cure A $7.5B Medical Malady
How Payment Plans Could Cure A $7.5B Medical Malady
January 15, 2019  |  Healthcare

In medicine, it seems there is a side effect for every treatment. The Affordable Care Act (ACA), or Obamacare, which was signed into law in...

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Fitness Tracker Incentives And The New World Of Health Commerce
Fitness Tracker Incentives And The New World Of Health Commerce
November 29, 2018  |  Healthcare

On the surface, the idea seems deeply pragmatic — a thought that comes straight from the storied intellectual school of “well, duh!” and a tradition that...

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Square Adds Benefits To Payroll Platform
Square Adds Benefits To Payroll Platform
November 14, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Square is enhancing its payroll platform for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) by integrating benefits solutions, the company announced on Wednesday (Nov. 14). Reports in...

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Google Search Executive Manber Jumping Ship For Anthem Health
Google Search Executive Manber Jumping Ship For Anthem Health
October 25, 2018  |  Business

Anthem, the health insurance company, has landed Udi Manber, the Google executive who ran engineering for its core search products, as its new head of...

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OODA: Why It’s Time For A Healthcare Payments Moonshot
OODA: Why It’s Time For A Healthcare Payments Moonshot
September 24, 2018  |  Healthcare

There are few participants in the American healthcare system that offer rave reviews of its payment process. Providers (doctors, hospitals, etc.), payers (insurance companies) and members (patients) all...

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