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Healthcare

Health care, health-care, or healthcare is the maintenance or improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in people. Health care is delivered by health professionals in allied health fields.

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GoodRx and CVS Sued for Suppressing Pharmacy Reimbursement
GoodRx and CVS Sued for Suppressing Pharmacy Reimbursement
November 05, 2024  |  Legal

Smaller pharmacies are accusing GoodRx and CVS of colluding to suppress generic prescription drug reimbursements. As Reuters reported Tuesday (Nov. 5), drug coupon aggregator GoodRx and a pair of pharmacy benefit...

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Regulators Warn Against Improper Billing of Medicare Recipients
Regulators Warn Against Improper Billing of Medicare Recipients
November 01, 2024  |  Regulation

Two federal agencies warned healthcare providers, Medicare Advantage plans and debt collectors not to improperly bill Qualified Medicare Beneficiary recipients (QMBs), who generally cannot be...

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Bank of America: Gateways Become Cash Flow Engines for Merchants
Bank of America: Gateways Become Cash Flow Engines for Merchants
November 01, 2024  |  Payments Innovation

Payment gateways might be thought of as the workhorses of fund flows, whether it’s for B2B or consumer-facing transactions. It’s the technology that gets payment...

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Interview: Why Cutting Paper in Healthcare Will Speed Patient Payments
Interview: Why Cutting Paper in Healthcare Will Speed Patient Payments
November 01, 2024  |  Healthcare Financing

Though it’s a truism that the world’s become more digitized — Venmo, PayPal, and Cash App are all staples of everyday life while we bank...

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GoodRx Launches eCommerce Platform With Contraceptive Maker Opill
GoodRx Launches eCommerce Platform With Contraceptive Maker Opill
October 31, 2024  |  eCommerce

Online subscription platform GoodRx entered the over-the-counter market with its new eCommerce service. “The introduction of this new eCommerce service is part of GoodRx’s broader...

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Working Capital Usage Jumps 51% Among Healthcare Growth Corporates
Working Capital Usage Jumps 51% Among Healthcare Growth Corporates
October 31, 2024  |  Business

The utilization of working capital solutions is on the rise for healthcare Growth Corporates. In 2024, 97% of industry Growth Corporates using at least one...

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New Insight: Virtual Cards Gain Favor With CFOs as Healthcare Costs Increase
New Insight: Virtual Cards Gain Favor With CFOs as Healthcare Costs Increase
October 31, 2024  |  B2B Payments

Healthcare is among the largest industries in the world, and with the territory come pain points and inefficiencies as small- to medium-sized companies seek to...

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Job Openings Drop to Lowest Level Since Early 2021
Job Openings Drop to Lowest Level Since Early 2021
October 29, 2024  |  Economy

The number of job openings in the United States declined to 7.4 million in September, down from 7.9 million in August and 9.3 million in...

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AI Medical Tools Show Promise as Health Tech Markets Rally
AI Medical Tools Show Promise as Health Tech Markets Rally
October 29, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Wayne State scientists are developing artificial intelligence models to cut costs in complex drug design, while Stanford research reveals ChatGPT-4 achieving 92% medical diagnostic accuracy...

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