After years of unsuccessful compensation negotiations, 90 per cent of the province’s optometrists have announced their intention to leave the public health care system by March 10, in a final effort to put pressure on the government.
Tag: Healthcare
Trump blasts Democrats for pushing universal healthcare, which he calls ‘really bad’
Thomson Reuters President Donald Trump blasted the Democrats on Twitter on Monday morning for supporting universal healthcare, which he characterized as “really bad.” The UK has seen large demonstrations urging the government to better fund the NHS, its healthcare system. Despite the flaws in the NHS, UK citizens are more satisfied with it than US […]
3 major U.S. companies team up on employee health-care plan they say won’t focus on profits
Amazon is diving into health care, teaming up with Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway and the New York bank JPMorgan Chase, to create a company that helps their U.S. employees find quality care “at a reasonable cost.”
Healthcare stocks are getting smoked after JPMorgan, Amazon, and Berkshire Hathaway say they’re teaming up to reduce costs for employees
REUTERS/Lucas Jackson Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan are teaming up to try to make healthcare more affordable for their US-based employees. Insurance stocks like UnitedHealthcare, Cigna, Anthem and others are deeply in the red early Tuesday after the news hit. Shares of insurance providers, benefits managers, pharmacies and other healthcare cimoabues are getting smoked in […]
The interface of tech and biotech has the potential to revolutionize healthcare, but there’s still something missing
Bayer The technology industry is becoming increasingly embedded into the world of life sciences. Axel Bouchon, who heads up Leaps by Bayer, an organization within Bayer focused on finding and funding breakthroughs, said he expects disruption of the healthcare industry within the decade to come from the intersection of tech and biotech. “The potential of […]
U.S. healthcare uninsured rises most in near decade, Gallup survey suggests
The number of Americans without health-care insurance rose by 3.2 million people between 2016 and 2017, according to a new Gallup poll.
Augmenix to Present at the 36th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
PRESS RELEASE: BEDFORD, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–December 28, 2017– Augmenix, Inc. a medical technology company that develops, manufactures, and sells proprietary absorbable hydrogels that separate and protect organs at risk during prostate radiotherapy, today announced that it will present at the 36th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco on […]
DIGITAL HEALTH BRIEFING: Salesforce continues push into healthcare — Acquisition by Humana highlights data sharing and analytics — The majority of healthcare organizations lack a cybersecurity leader
Welcome to Digital Health Briefing, a new morning email providing the latest news, data, and insight on how digital technology is disrupting the healthcare ecosystem, produced by BI Intelligence. Sign up and receive Digital Health Briefing free to your inbox. Have feedback? We’d like to hear from you. Write me at: lbeaver@businessinsider.com. SALESFORCE PUSHES FURTHER INTO HEALTHCARE WITH GENEIA PARTNERSHIP: Salesforce, a leading software-as-a-service CRM vendor, […]
The CVS-Aetna Gamble: a Health-Care Giant Not Built Around Doctors
CVS Health and Aetna say their combination will result in better care and convenience and lower costs. But the merged company will lack a strong foundation of the people with the most power to achieve those goals. WSJ.com: What’s News US
CVS to Buy Aetna for $69 Billion, Combining Major Health-Care Players
CVS agreed to buy Aetna for about $ 69 billion in cash and stock in a move to transform the pharmacy company and capture more of what consumers spend on health care. WSJ.com: What’s News US
