- Express Scripts launches its first digital health formulary that will allow employers and health plans to effectively manage a fast-growing segment of healthcare while improving access for patients.- Starting in January 2020, Express Scripts Digital Health Formulary will initially include 15 solutions for remote monitoring services and digital therapeutics that aid in the management of eight of the country's most common chronic conditions: diabetes, prediabetes, hypertension, asthma, pulmonary
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Research: October Health IT M&A Activity, Public Company Performance
- Healthcare Growth Partners (HGP) summary of Health IT/digital health merger & acquisition (M&A) activity, and public company performance during the month of October 2019 During the month of October, Health IT continued its evolution into an amorphous market that is increasingly trending away from a specialized niche of healthcare and into a key component of larger sectors such as Enterprise Software, HR Administration, Insurance, Care Delivery, Suppliers, and BioPharma. The
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Amazon Alexa Is Now HIPAA-Eligible, What’s Next for Healthcare?
Big News, But Just The Beginning These days, big news stories in healthcare are just as likely to come from large technology companies as from major healthcare institutions. Case in point: In early 2018, Amazon created a huge stir in the industry early by announcing a venture with JPMorgan and Berkshire Hathaway that promised to go after the “hungry tapeworm” that is the cost of healthcare in the
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Livongo Adds HIPAA-Compliant Amazon Alexa Healthcare Skill for Diabetes
Livongo, the leading Applied Health Signals company, today announced the Livongo for Diabetes program will now leverage Amazon Alexa's voice service to offer its Members the ability to ask any of their Alexa-enabled devices to provide their blood glucose readings and health tips via the new Livongo skill. The integration marks Livongo as the first consumer digital health company to collaborate with Amazon Alexa on a new HIPAA-compliant healthcare skill, which builds on Livongo's efforts to make
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Health Insurer Cigna to Acquire Express Scripts for $67 Billion: 5 Things to Know
Cigna Corporation has acquired Express Scripts Holding Company in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $67 billion, including Cigna's assumption of approximately $15 billion in Express Scripts debt. The acquisition is expected to be completed by December 31, 2018.“Cigna’s acquisition of Express Scripts brings together two complementary customer-centric services companies, well-positioned to drive greater quality and affordability for customers,” said David M. Cordani, President
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Propeller Health, Express Scripts Partner to Offer Innovative Digital Respiratory Care
Propeller Health and Express Scripts has announced a strategic partnership to provide Propeller's FDA-cleared digital solution to Express Scripts members using inhaler sensors and a mobile app to manage asthma or COPD. This collaboration represents the largest respiratory digital health deployment with a pharmacy benefit manager to date.Propeller's digital sensors enable remote monitoring for patients enrolled in Express Scripts' Pulmonary Care Value Program (PCV), which combines specialized
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Express Scripts to Acquire EviCore for $3.6B to Broaden Its Reach Beyond Prescription Drugs
Express Scripts, a St. Louis-based integrated pharmacy benefit management services provider, announced it has acquired eviCore healthcare, a provider of evidence-based medical benefit management services for $3.6 billion. For Express Scripts, the acquisition will combine its pharmacy benefit management offering and eviCore's highly complementary medical benefits management (MBM) platform to create a uniquely comprehensive patient benefit management solution. In addition, the acquisition of
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