health insurance

Digital Healthcare Faces Hurdles, But The Push Continues
Digital Healthcare Faces Hurdles, But The Push Continues
September 04, 2018  |  Healthcare

Digital technology is changing healthcare, from recordkeeping to disbursements, but the move away from analog is a journey that involves significant hurdles. Consider the ongoing...

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Alphabet Invests $375M In Insurance Startup
Alphabet Invests $375M In Insurance Startup
August 15, 2018  |  Investments

Alphabet, the multinational conglomerate, has invested $375 million in Oscar Health, a health insurance startup co-founded by Trump advisor Jared Kushner’s brother, Joshua Kushner. CNBC reported...

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DEEP DIVE: Digital Disbursements Solutions For Healthcare Payments
DEEP DIVE: Digital Disbursements Solutions For Healthcare Payments
August 13, 2018  |  Disbursements

Health insurance is something most consumers hope they never have to use, but when they do run into healthcare costs following medical treatment, they expect...

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Today In Data: Healthier Systems, Healthier People
Today In Data: Healthier Systems, Healthier People
August 02, 2018  |  Today In Data

Healthcare is a massive market in the United States – the insurance industry alone is valued in the trillions of dollars. And yet, as Collective Health Co-founder and...

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Can Mobile Payments Improve Healthcare Access in Africa?
Can Mobile Payments Improve Healthcare Access in Africa?
July 13, 2018  |  Mobile Payments

The popularity of mobile commerce in Africa is a well-known — and ongoing — story. Now, global health experts are paying more attention to the...

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Spring Speculation Has Sprung: Walmart, Amazon, Trump And Target
Spring Speculation Has Sprung: Walmart, Amazon, Trump And Target
April 02, 2018  |  Data Dive

Spring, after a long delay, has arrived. It seems to have (mostly) stopped snowing, the April Fools’ Day Easter baskets have been put away, and now...

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Curing Medicine’s Epidemic Of Noncompliance
Curing Medicine’s Epidemic Of Noncompliance
March 22, 2018  |  Healthcare

The New York Times wrote in April 2017 that the U.S. was in the throes of an epidemic for which there was not only a...

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Marketplace Partnership Brings Competition To Healthcare
Marketplace Partnership Brings Competition To Healthcare
March 21, 2018  |  Matchmakers

At first, consumers weren’t bothered by the steep climb in healthcare costs, because their employers were covering their services. If they needed emergency care, all...

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CVS Announces Surprise Acquisition Of Aetna
CVS Announces Surprise Acquisition Of Aetna
October 27, 2017  |  Retail

When the going gets tough — say, because Amazon is about to take on the pharmacy industry with its vertical-slaying eCommerce retail machine — the tough get...

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