http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/ en-us https://specials-images.forbesimg.comhttps://www.forbes.com/imageserve/60403281c77cb0e35b413b67/400x0.jpg?cropX1=0&cropX2=1080&cropY1=0&cropY2=1080 http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/ Bruce Japsen's stories. Copyright 2024 Forbes Media LLC http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/2024/05/01/industry-pushes-pharmacist-prescribing-as-specialty-drugs-emerge/ Doctors groups say pharmacists aren’t equipped to prescribe more medications, and the push to let them do so stems from a focus on profits over patient safety. Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/ content_6630611cc5b2003eb733f2e5 Wed, 01 May 2024 08:00:50 -0400 2024-05-01T16:43:38-04:00 Doctors groups say pharmacists aren’t equipped to prescribe more medications, and the push to let them do so stems from a focus on profits over patient safety. Walgreens Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Business /business Retail /retail Editors' Pick editors-pick business pharma standard http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/2024/05/01/cvs-health-profits-tumble-to-11-billion-on-higher-costs-to-treat-seniors/ CVS Health reported first quarter profits were cut almost in half to $1.1 billion thanks to higher costs to treat Medicare patients. Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/ content_6631bbfcd9919636d805dfd9 Wed, 01 May 2024 06:30:00 -0400 2024-05-01T09:06:36-04:00 CVS Health reported first quarter profits were cut almost in half to $1.1 billion thanks to higher costs to treat Medicare patients. Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Business /business Retail /retail business pharma standard http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/2024/05/01/as-their-clinics-sputter-walgreens-and-walmart-invest-more-in-specialty-pharmacy/ As Walgreens and Walmart scale back their investments in physician-staffed health clinics, they are forging ahead into the lucrative business of specialty pharmacy. Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/ content_663198b6d9919636d8e194a6 Wed, 01 May 2024 00:03:49 -0400 2024-05-01T00:03:59-04:00 As Walgreens and Walmart scale back their investments in physician-staffed health clinics, they are forging ahead into the lucrative business of specialty pharmacy. Getty Images Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Business /business Retail /retail business pharma standard http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/2024/04/30/walmart-to-close-all-health-clinics-in-latest-blow-to-retail-healthcare/ Walmart is closing its doctor-staffed Walmart Health centers and virtual care business, shuttering 51 centers over the next three months. Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/ content_66300a9cf33276590e2dd270 Tue, 30 Apr 2024 07:00:00 -0400 2024-04-30T16:51:33-04:00 Walmart is closing its doctor-staffed Walmart Health centers and virtual care business, shuttering 51 centers over the next three months. Walmart/Wesley Hitt Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Business /business Retail /retail Editors' Pick editors-pick business pharma standard http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/2024/04/26/centene-profits-eclipse-1-billion-thanks-to-big-obamacare-enrollment/ Centene reported first quarter profits of $1.1 billion thanks to a big increase in Obamacare enrollment. Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/ content_662b871cec259256c4ece62d Fri, 26 Apr 2024 07:07:53 -0400 2024-04-26T08:00:27-04:00 Centene reported first quarter profits of $1.1 billion thanks to a big increase in Obamacare enrollment. © 2023 Bloomberg Finance LP Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Business /business Retail /retail business pharma standard http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/2024/04/25/walgreens-to-launch-24-billion-business-dedicated-to-specialty-pharmacy/ Walgreens is launching Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy, a $24 billion business that integrates new gene and cell services with existing specialty pharmacy assets. Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/ content_6629c8622ae58b15a8029bfb Thu, 25 Apr 2024 00:01:01 -0400 2024-04-25T15:16:45-04:00 Walgreens is launching Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy, a $24 billion business that integrates new gene and cell services with existing specialty pharmacy assets. Getty Images Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Business /business Retail /retail business pharma standard http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/2024/04/24/humana-reports-741-million-profit-and-boosts-medicare-forecast/ Humana reported first quarter net income of $741 million and boosted its forecast for Medicare Advantage membership growth. Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/ content_6628ece14fefd91b5e663603 Wed, 24 Apr 2024 07:32:15 -0400 2024-04-24T08:12:39-04:00 Humana reported first quarter net income of $741 million and boosted its forecast for Medicare Advantage membership growth. © 2023 Bloomberg Finance LP Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Business /business Retail /retail business pharma standard http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/2024/04/20/physician-assistants-in-oregon-first-to-rebrand-as-physician-associates/ Physician assistants in Oregon will soon be able to rebrand under new rules officially changing their titles to “physician associates.” Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/ content_662347d9092b5d1ea9eada68 Sat, 20 Apr 2024 01:00:15 -0400 2024-04-20T01:27:13-04:00 Physician assistants in Oregon will soon be able to rebrand under new rules officially changing their titles to “physician associates.” Getty Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Business /business Retail /retail business pharma standard http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/2024/04/18/elevance-health-reports-22-billion-profit-despite-drop-in-medicaid-enrollment/ Elevance Health reported a first quarter profit of $2.2 billion as commercial health insurance and healthcare services offset a big decrease in Medicaid enrollment. Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/ content_6620f9c6070b542b26215122 Thu, 18 Apr 2024 07:29:23 -0400 2024-04-18T08:01:44-04:00 Elevance Health reported a first quarter profit of $2.2 billion as commercial health insurance and healthcare services offset a big decrease in Medicaid enrollment. Elevance Health Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare business pharma standard http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/2024/04/16/cyberattack-to-cost-unitedhealth-group-more-than-1-billion-this-year/ UnitedHealth Group said the cyberattack on its Change Healthcare unit will cost between $1.35 billion and $1.6 billion in 2024. Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/ content_661e5e6518df7a5422671a23 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 07:23:39 -0400 2024-04-17T03:58:08-04:00 UnitedHealth Group said the cyberattack on its Change Healthcare unit will cost between $1.35 billion and $1.6 billion in 2024. Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Business /business Innovation Rx: Technologies /feature/innovation-rx/technologies business pharma standard http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/2024/04/15/elevance-health-and-private-equity-firm-to-invest-in-primary-care/ Elevance Health, the parent of Blue Cross and Blue Shield health insurance plans in 14 states, has signed a deal with the private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice to “advance primary care delivery.” Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/ content_661d5fc2c03ea84e2b68e6e1 Mon, 15 Apr 2024 13:13:44 -0400 2024-04-16T03:36:36-04:00 Elevance Health, the parent of Blue Cross and Blue Shield health insurance plans in 14 states, has signed a deal with the private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice to “advance primary care delivery.” Elevance Health Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Enterprise Tech /enterprise-tech business pharma standard http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/2024/04/12/1-in-4-who-lost-medicaid-during-unwinding-now-uninsured/ Nearly one in four adults who say they were dis-enrolled from Medicaid health coverage as states unraveled a pandemic-era program are now uninsured, a new poll from KFF shows. Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/ content_661842cbe532740e8d980ca8 Fri, 12 Apr 2024 05:00:00 -0400 2024-04-15T03:24:49-04:00 Nearly one in four adults who say they were dis-enrolled from Medicaid health coverage as states unraveled a pandemic-era program are now uninsured, a new poll from KFF shows. getty Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare business pharma standard http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/2024/04/10/ama-four-in-five-physicians-lost-revenue-from-change-healthcare-cyber-attack/ The impact of the Change Healthcare cyberattack is financially hurting tens of thousands of doctor practices, with 80% of physicians reporting “lost revenue from unpaid claims,” according to a survey by the American Medical Association. Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/ content_6616cabe43be4f51bc30a539 Wed, 10 Apr 2024 13:44:30 -0400 2024-04-15T03:14:27-04:00 The impact of the Change Healthcare cyberattack is financially hurting tens of thousands of doctor practices, with 80% of physicians reporting “lost revenue from unpaid claims,” according to a survey by the American Medical Association. Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Enterprise Tech /enterprise-tech business pharma standard http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/2024/04/05/year-after-amazon-purchase-one-medical-adds-clinics-and-new-markets/ Amazon's One Medical has added more than 15 new offices and will be expanding into Milwaukee and New Jersey by the end of this year. Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/ content_660f0c56d948fc01c7acda2c Fri, 05 Apr 2024 08:00:00 -0400 2024-04-08T04:04:08-04:00 Amazon's One Medical has added more than 15 new offices and will be expanding into Milwaukee and New Jersey by the end of this year. LATANYA SIMMONS Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Business /business Retail /retail business pharma standard http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/2024/04/02/walgreens-wants-pharmacists-provider-role-expanded-to-test-and-treat/ Walgreens is working with state regulators to expand the role of the pharmacist to provide more healthcare services to "test and treat." Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/ content_660b1496e070cb5350ffd4f0 Tue, 02 Apr 2024 08:00:00 -0400 2024-04-03T04:29:09-04:00 Walgreens is working with state regulators to expand the role of the pharmacist to provide more healthcare services to "test and treat." 2013 Getty Images Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Business /business Retail /retail business pharma standard http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/2024/03/29/walmart-health-clinic-expansion-on-track-for-70-by-years-end/ Walmart, which last year said it would nearly double the size of its doctor staffed health clinics, will open its first facility in Texas next month on the way to 70 across the U.S. by the end of the year. Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/ content_660597ae1ae6b25ffd49cc1b Fri, 29 Mar 2024 08:00:00 -0400 2024-03-30T03:36:41-04:00 Walmart, which last year said it would nearly double the size of its doctor staffed health clinics, will open its first facility in Texas next month on the way to 70 across the U.S. by the end of the year. Walmart/Wesley Hitt Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Business /business Retail /retail business pharma standard http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/2024/03/28/walgreens-suffers-6-billion-loss-as-villagemd-clinic-investment-sours/ Walgreens Boots Alliance lost nearly $6 billion in its second quarter as the company grapples with the loss in value of VillageMD. Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/ content_6604e64908a63d5d514ba87d Thu, 28 Mar 2024 07:06:41 -0400 2024-03-30T03:33:00-04:00 Walgreens Boots Alliance lost nearly $6 billion in its second quarter as the company grapples with the loss in value of VillageMD. VillageMD Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Business /business Retail /retail business pharma standard http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/2024/03/26/with-ais-help-amazon-rolls-out-speedy-same-day-prescription-delivery/ Amazon Pharmacy is launching same-day prescription delivery in New York and Los Angeles with the help of artificial intelligence and machine learning. Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/ content_6601b460811bcc28541324eb Tue, 26 Mar 2024 08:00:00 -0400 2024-03-27T04:00:14-04:00 Amazon Pharmacy is launching same-day prescription delivery in New York and Los Angeles with the help of artificial intelligence and machine learning. Amazon Pharmacy Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Business /business Retail /retail Editors' Pick editors-pick business pharma standard http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/2024/03/21/report-questions-value-of-diabetes-monitoring-apps/ Digital diabetes management tools “fail to deliver meaningful benefits to patients” while increasing the cost of healthcare, the Peterson Health Technology Institute says. Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/ content_65fb25952e6e0945da5d821f Thu, 21 Mar 2024 11:00:00 -0400 2024-03-22T03:40:49-04:00 Digital diabetes management tools “fail to deliver meaningful benefits to patients” while increasing the cost of healthcare, the Peterson Health Technology Institute says. Getty Images for Tandem Diabetes Care Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Business /business Innovation Rx: Technologies /feature/innovation-rx/technologies business pharma standard http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/2024/03/18/walgreens-consolidating-distribution-in-latest-restructuring-move/ Walgreens is closing distribution centers in Florida and Connecticut that employ more than 600 combined at the two facilities. Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/ content_65f87abd764f6448dc77fdfa Mon, 18 Mar 2024 13:47:59 -0400 2024-03-20T04:08:25-04:00 Walgreens is closing distribution centers in Florida and Connecticut that employ more than 600 combined at the two facilities. © 2017 Bloomberg Finance LP Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Business /business Retail /retail business pharma standard http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/2024/03/13/study-immigrant-doctors-contribute-outsized-role-to-us-health-system/ Adult children of immigrants in the U.S. are a “disproportionately large share” of physicians, surgeons and other health care providers, a new KFF study shows. Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/ content_65f1f0b088893f6c34a591b6 Wed, 13 Mar 2024 14:41:53 -0400 2024-03-14T04:43:16-04:00 Adult children of immigrants in the U.S. are a “disproportionately large share” of physicians, surgeons and other health care providers, a new KFF study shows. getty Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Business /business Retail /retail business pharma standard http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/2024/03/07/cignas-evernorth-to-launch-behavioral-health-practice-group/ Cigna’s Evernorth Health Services is launching an outpatient behavioral health practice as health insurers integrate mental health services with medical care to better address patient needs. Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/ content_65e21daecd9e3206585b0af8 Thu, 07 Mar 2024 06:00:00 -0500 2024-03-08T03:20:00-05:00 Cigna’s Evernorth Health Services is launching an outpatient behavioral health practice as health insurers integrate mental health services with medical care to better address patient needs. © 2023 Bloomberg Finance LP Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Business /business Retail /retail business pharma standard http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/2024/03/06/rite-aid-sheds-more-assets-in-sale-of-health-dialogs-population-health-business/ Rite Aid is shedding more assets, disclosing the "partial sale" of its Health Dialog business to Carenet Health, a provider of various patient engagement businesses. Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/ content_65e8acb48add226fbfa3b48a Wed, 06 Mar 2024 13:02:19 -0500 2024-03-07T07:16:50-05:00 Rite Aid is shedding more assets, disclosing the "partial sale" of its Health Dialog business to Carenet Health, a provider of various patient engagement businesses. Getty Images Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Business /business Retail /retail business pharma standard http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/2024/03/04/walgreens-ceo-shields-specialty-pharmacy-key-to-growth-and-wont-be-sold/ Walgreens chief executive officer Tim Wentworth said the company won’t sell its fast-growing Shields specialty pharmacy. Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/ content_65e61fa3e56c3f4522769c23 Mon, 04 Mar 2024 14:38:05 -0500 2024-03-05T03:25:20-05:00 Walgreens chief executive officer Tim Wentworth said the company won’t sell its fast-growing Shields specialty pharmacy. Getty Images Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Business /business Retail /retail business pharma standard http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/2024/03/01/cvs-health-ramps-up-affordable-housing-push/ CVS Health is increasing investments in affordable housing to address social determinants of health. Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor http://rgsystems.gr/?fat=sites/brucejapsen/ content_65df8d25d97c987bdd68ff11 Fri, 01 Mar 2024 07:00:00 -0500 2024-03-04T12:05:46-05:00 CVS Health is increasing investments in affordable housing to address social determinants of health. © 2024 Bloomberg Finance LP Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Business /business Retail /retail business pharma standard