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Paige Twenter –  Becker’s Hospital Review Walgreens is on a mission to attain provider status for its pharmacists. An abundance of research has concluded that patients crave and care improves with broader scopes of practice for pharmacists. It’s an uphill battle though as some organizations lobby against scope expansions. Walgreens, the nation’s second largest pharmacy […]

Jakob Emerson – Becker’s Payer Issues As insurers continue to face major financial pressures related to covering weight loss drugs, many are steering more patients toward bariatric surgery to achieve similar results. “Insurance companies are seeing that they’re getting more reliable outcomes and savings in the long run if they pay for someone to have

— It’s inevitable (and OK!) by Amy Vertrees, MD May 25, 2024 It’s a simple idea, but we don’t think about it. Everyone will leave their job, including us. This thought occurred to me as our office was undergoing a painful turnover. I started my private practice in 2020, expecting it to be a small,

Paige Twenter – Becker’s Hospital Review It’s unclear how much Mark Cuban can or will disrupt the pharmaceutical industry, but he told The Athletic he’s in the business for the long haul. For the foreseeable future, he’s willing to deficit spend for his startup Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co., according to the June 14

Jakob Emerson – Becker’s Hospital Review Weight loss drugs were one of the most talked about topics at AHIP’s June 2024 conference in Las Vegas, especially with the Amazon Pharmacy team. In March, Eli Lilly tapped Amazon Pharmacy as a partner to deliver select medications, including weight loss drugs, directly to consumers’ homes. Through the

Mariah Taylor (Email) – Becker’s Hospital Review A recent Indeed survey suggests that many workers do not intend to leave healthcare entirely, but rather break ties from individual employers due to dissatisfaction with the job, a recent Indeed survey suggests. The survey also cites a gap in perception between what the workers find important and

— New York nonprofit is one of only a few nationally that bar all aggressive collection activities by Noam N. Levey, KFF Health News May 19, 2024 ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Jolynn Mungenast spends her days looking for ways to help people pay their hospital bills. Working out of a warehouse-like building in a scruffy corner

Giles Bruce – Becker’s Health IT Hippocratic AI, a healthcare generative AI startup valued at $500 million, now counts 12 nursing leaders as advisors, including four from health systems. The company, which was co-founded in 2023 by a former health system executive, is developing a large language model for healthcare. Hippocratic AI’s investors and partners