Bruce Japsen

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Rite Aid Losses Hit $241 Million As Stores Close And Covid Test And Vaccine Sales Drop

By: Bruce Japsen

Rite Aid reported a quarterly loss of more than $241 million as the struggling drugstore chain suffers from a loss of revenue from store closures on top of the loss of COVID-19 vaccine and testing sales.

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Centene Profits Eclipse $1 Billion On Obamacare And Medicaid Growth

By: Bruce Japsen

Centene reported more than $1.1 billion in first quarter profits thanks to a big boost in Obamacare enrollment.

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Walmart To Expand Health Clinics Into Oklahoma, Adding To 2024 Expansion

By: Bruce Japsen

Walmart will expand its doctor-staffed “Walmart Health” centers it operates with four new sites in the Oklahoma City area next year.

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Humana Bounces Back, Sees Growth Of ‘At Least’ 775,000 Medicare Advantage Members This Year

By: Bruce Japsen

Humana, which made big investments in its Medicare business, now says its individual enrollment in Advantage plans would jump by “at least 775,000” for 2023.

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Walgreens Mental Health Initiative Expands To Schools

By: Bruce Japsen

Walgreens and Mental Health America are collaborating on MHA’s “back to school campaign,” which includes a comprehensive set of new resources that will be available at no cost this coming August.

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CVS Profits Surpass $2 Billion As Health Plans Add 1.1 Million Members

By: Bruce Japsen

CVS Health reported more than $2 billion in quarterly profits buoyed by more than 1 million new health plan members.

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Centene Makeover Continues As Health Insurer Divests Artificial Intelligence Platform

By: Bruce Japsen

Centene will divest Apixio, an artificial intelligence platform as the health insurer focuses on its health benefits business and continues to review its portfolio.

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Walgreens Committed To Clinical Trials Business Despite CVS Move

By: Bruce Japsen

Walgreens remains committed to conducting clinical trials despite CVS Health's decision to wind down its "clinical trial services business."

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Poll: U.S. Depression Hits All-Time High With 29% Of Adults Diagnosed

By: Bruce Japsen

Three in 10 U.S. adults - an all-time high - say they have been "diagnosed with depression" at some point during their lifetimes.

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Pandemic Burnout Turns More Health Professionals Into ‘Traveling’ Workers

By: Bruce Japsen

Three in four allied health professionals are becoming traveling workers at the beginning of their careers thanks to burnout, a new analysis shows.