health industry changes


As of last week, Cigna corp has decided to sell its nonmedical insurance unit to New York Life Insurance for $6.3 billion. Talks about Cigna selling this unit were brewing around early December and according to new reports New York Life decided to pull the trigger. The sell was announced […]

New York Life Insurance Purchases Cigna’s Non Medical For $6.3 ...





healthcare
In recent years, the cost of healthcare has risen astronomically. Americans are having to deal with high and unexpected out-of-pocket expenses. Consequently, this past June, Congress found some common ground and decided it’s time to deal with the issue at hand. “Obviously, we will continue to have significant disagreements on…Obamacare. […]

Can Congress Manage to Lower the Cost of Healthcare?


It’s well known that technology has completely changed our world. Fifty years ago, would anyone have been able to imagine virtual doctor’s office appointments? It’s amazing that we have reached that point in time. This concept is referred to as telehealth. Telehealth provides a way to make healthcare easier for […]

Telehealth: Should You Consider It?


cigna merger
Cigna Healthspring & Express Script Merger It looks like Aetna & CVS aren’t the only ones who will be making big changes coming up in 2019. As of December 18th, 2018 Cigna & Express Scripts received the approval to complete their merger. Express Scripts one of the largest pharmacy-benefits-manager combining […]

Merger Between Cigna & Express Scripts Approved





walmart
Walmart Wants to Become Your Neighborhood Healthcare Provider It’s hard to see Walmart expanding in any one market due to them selling basically everything already. However, Walmart sees itself as wanting to get a foot in the door of the healthcare market. With over 140 million customers every week, Walmart […]

Walmart Wants to Become Your Neighborhood Healthcare Provider



amazon
Amazon Makes Plans to Create Health Insurance Comparison Business Amazon has made many strides towards getting into the healthcare market. The latest news is in talks with European insurers regarding the creation of a U.K. price-comparison site. This comparison site would go with the motives of Amazon over the past few […]

Amazon Makes Plans to Create Health Insurance Comparison Business