Over time, technology has made it easier for healthcare providers to offer flexible payment options for patients to manage their healthcare expenses. Most often, providers capture what’s owed right at the most common point of interaction — the front desk. But what happens when social...
Global payments technology firm InComm is partnering with home-delivered meals provider Mom’s Meals to offer Medicare Advantage members the option of ordering nutritious, homemade meals, InComm announced on Tuesday (Oct. 20). Members qualifying for post-discharge or chronic care meals can use their over-the-counter (OTC) benefits...
Mastercard has teamed with portable-benefits platform Stride to make it easier for gig workers to buy healthcare coverage. Jess Turner, Mastercard’s executive vice president for North America Products and Innovation, tells PYMNTS the venture is just one part of the firm’s push to help gig workers get benefits. With gig-economy participation rising and...
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to shake up the hospital sector. One challenge is that hospitals have been bringing in less money, as profitable elective procedures have been canceled during coronavirus surges. This means a squeeze on their budgets — even while hospitals are taking added measures...
Quil, a joint venture of Comcast NBCUniveral and Independence Health Group, on Monday (Oct. 12) announced a major update to its platform that makes it easier for caregivers to interact with family members who are in their own homes. “Quil Assure … will include ambient...
The entire healthcare system has gone from emergency mode to a new normal in just months, after COVID-19 disrupted supply chains, customer care, communications and even the ability to go into work, CEO Lance Hill of patient-engagement platform Within3 told PYMNTS in a recent conversation....
In an apparent acknowledgment that their 2018 link-up was just what the doctor ordered, GoodRx and Kroger Health have extended their relationship by three years, the companies announced on Thursday (Oct. 8) in a joint news release. “By partnering with Kroger Health to power the...
The consumerization of payments continues. And it may be enough to fix what ails healthcare. In an interview with Karen Webster, John Talaga, executive vice president and general manager, healthcare at Flywire, said healthcare firms are getting creative with the ways they grapple with collecting...
Clover Health, a tech-driven provider of Medicare Advantage insurance plans, plans to go public through a merger with a blank-check company called Social Capital Hedosophia, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Tuesday (Oct. 6). The transaction, set to close in...
