Healthcare

Health care, health-care, or healthcare is the maintenance or improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in people. Health care is delivered by health professionals in allied health fields.

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Only 22% of Single Moms Prioritize Their Health
Only 22% of Single Moms Prioritize Their Health
May 03, 2024  |  Healthcare

In the PYMNTS Intelligence “2024 Women’s Wellness Index,” a collaboration with CareCredit, we drew on survey insights with more than 10,000 U.S. consumers to develop...

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Synchrony Expands CareCredit to More Dental Practices
Synchrony Expands CareCredit to More Dental Practices
May 02, 2024  |  Credit Cards

Consumer financial services company Synchrony has teamed with dental practice-focused healthcare firm Affordable Care. The collaboration will make CareCredit, Synchrony’s health and wellness credit card, available as a payment...

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Nearly One-Third of Healthcare Providers Are Waiting for $100K+ in B2B Payments
Nearly One-Third of Healthcare Providers Are Waiting for $100K+ in B2B Payments
May 01, 2024  |  Healthcare

Late business-to-business (B2B) payments aren’t just a headache for the people in the accounts receivable (AR) department; for some businesses, past due payments can mean the difference...

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CVS Q1 Earnings Take A Hit From Insurance Venture
CVS Q1 Earnings Take A Hit From Insurance Venture
May 01, 2024  |  Earnings

The volatile consumer healthcare sector showed up big in CVS’ Q1 earnings Wednesday (May 1), with solid revenue from its store operations but a warning about...

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Pfizer Reportedly Plans D2C COVID and Migraine Drug Platform
Pfizer Reportedly Plans D2C COVID and Migraine Drug Platform
May 01, 2024  |  Prescriptions

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is reportedly creating an online platform selling anti-COVID and migraine medications. The platform, the subject of a Wednesday (May 1) Financial Times (FT) report,...

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Walmart to Close Health Centers, Telehealth Offering Amid ‘Lack of Profitability’
Walmart to Close Health Centers, Telehealth Offering Amid ‘Lack of Profitability’
April 30, 2024  |  Walmart

Walmart is shutting down its health centers and telehealth offering, saying there is not a sustainable business model for these operations to continue. The company will...

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CFPB: Medical Bills Plague Lower-Income Americans 
CFPB: Medical Bills Plague Lower-Income Americans 
April 29, 2024  |  CFPB

New government data shows 15 million Americans still have medical bills on their credit reports. That’s according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which notes that...

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UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty to Testify Before Congress on Cyberattack
UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty to Testify Before Congress on Cyberattack
April 29, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty will testify before two Congressional committees Wednesday (May 1), addressing the cyberattack that hit the company’s Change Healthcare unit. The Senate hearing is titled “Hacking...

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Bank of America: Digital Makes Healthcare Payments as Easy as Paying Any Other Merchant
Bank of America: Digital Makes Healthcare Payments as Easy as Paying Any Other Merchant
April 29, 2024  |  Healthcare

There’s no shortage of analysis these days about the effect inflation has had — and will have — on the banking and payments industry. But...

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