Caroline Hudson

Best Buy is growing its Current Health division through deals with some of the nation's largest healthcare systems. 

A look at Amazon's recent history in healthcare dating back to 2018 including discontinued projects, current offerings and what could potentially be next. 

The Oak Street acquisition comes as major retailers, including Walgreens Boots Alliance and Amazon, have been striking deals to expand their presence in healthcare services.

Health insurance company CEOs raked in tens of millions of dollars last year, and insurtech leaders were at the top in total compensation awards despite financial problems at companies such as Bright Health.

Doctors say they need to be paid for their time spent sending patient messages through portals such as Epic Systems' MyChart. But payers and patient advocates worry about the impact such charges would have on access and overall costs.

The transaction is expected to close on Jan. 1, 2023.

Bright Health Group will no longer offer individual and family health insurance plans or Medicare Advantage outside of California and Florida in 2023.

At Modern Healthcare’s annual Leadership Symposium, stakeholders shared their thoughts about the necessary shifts they see for the industry.

CVS Health, Humana, UnitedHealth Group and more have all engaged in bidding wars over primary care providers this year. 

There were 1,714 providers out of about 742,000 whose billing was deemed "high risk" for Medicare during the pandemic's first year. 

The new company, which will operate under the InterWell Health name, expects to manage care for more than 270,000 kidney disease patients by 2025.