Tag: Primary Care
Amazon closes $3.9B buyout of health company One Medical
NEW YORK (AP) – Amazon said Wednesday it has closed its $3.9 billion acquisition of the primary care organization One Medical.
The e-commerce giant has...
Report: CVS to purchase Oak Street Health for $10.5B
PROVIDENCE – CVS Health Corp. is close to an agreement to purchase primary care company Oak Street Health for around $10.5 billion including debt,...
Primary care at CVS? The plan has critics
In a world of quick, convenient services such as Uber, Doordash and Amazon Prime that consumers have at their fingertips, CVS Health Corp. sees...
Many primary care practices in R.I. opting to not offer COVID-19...
PROVIDENCE – About two-thirds of primary care practices in Rhode Island have either not responded to or declined a request from the R.I. Department...
Expanding ambulatory care seen moving patients away from hospitals
Ambulatory care expansion was high on the list of priorities that leaders at Care New England Health System brought to Partners HealthCare this past...
Trade group representing CVS Health opposes Mass. tax on walk-in clinics
PROVIDENCE – The Convenient Care Association, an industry group representing companies and health care systems such as CVS Health Corp.’s Minute Clinic, the Walgreen...
Health Care Summit: System needs more primary care doctors, cost control
Two themes led much of the discussion during the first of two panels at Providence Business News’ 2018 Spring Health Care Summit: primary care...
Of primary concern for region’s health: primary care and cost
A major goal of the Affordable Care Act was to help more people get health insurance. And on that score, it was quite successful.
But...
Banks need to embrace uncertainty
Is banking a technology industry? More and more, that seems to be the case.
For years, banks and credit unions have been building their digital...
Journey as patient guides CEO
While most families were preparing for their Thanksgiving dinner this past November, I was being prepped for open-heart surgery.
Over my career I have worked...