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Will Healthcare Company Mergers Continue? In previous months we have spoken about the multiple mergers happening in the healthcare industry. From CVS and Aetna, Cigna and Express Scripts, to Walmart and Humana, many of the top insurance companies are hoping to expand their reach. These deals have worried some people about […]

Will Healthcare Company Mergers Continue?

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Amazon Purchases Online Pharmacy PillPack Ready for some more healthcare news? Amazon continues to make strides to further their reach in the healthcare world by buying PillPack. PillPack is an Online pharmacy that just might make Amazon’s splash in the healthcare industry huge. What can Amazon do with its recent […]

Amazon Purchases Online Pharmacy PillPack

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Amazon partners with big names to enter Healthcare
Amazon Partners and Other Big Names Enter Healthcare It seems like every big name in the business wants a piece of healthcare. Apple is making deals with health networks to allow access to health records, while companies like CVS plan to merge with providers. It shouldn’t surprise you that Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos, […]

Amazon Partners and Other Big Names Enter Healthcare

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On Sunday, CVS announced that it would be purchasing Aetna, a major health deal for 69 billion acquisition including a $77 billion debt. If approved by antitrust regulators, the purchase of Aetna (Healthcare provider), this would become the largest deal in history. CVS already being a huge drugstore chain will now be […]

The Implications of the Impending CVS and Aetna Merger

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David Russell, one of Empower Brokerage’s Regional Sales Directors, answers the question, “What is COBRA health insurance?” COBRA stands for the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act. What COBRA health insurance does is it gives workers and their families who lose health benefits the right to choose to continue their group […]

What Is COBRA Health Insurance?

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It’s important to have someone on the inside of your corner. Today’s episode we’re going to decipher some insurance jargon. This episode can help someone looking for health insurance make a smarter decision when they are shopping. Dave is going to cover the three most commonly used terms today in […]

Dave’s Corner: What Is a Deductible, Co-Payment, and Co-Insurance?

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