Paige Minemyer

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The American Medical Association is seeking answers from Optum after reports from physicians indicated that the company is putting pressure on them to repay loans issued following the cyberattack on Change Healthcare. The organization sent a letter to sent Friday to Roger Connor, CEO of OptumInsight, which houses Change. In it, the AMA said that Optum should take two steps that will make it easier for docs to repay the funds they borrowed.

1 week ago | fiercehealthcare.com | Paige Minemyer

Health insurance premiums and related costs are a significant burden for small businesses, and a new study from banking giant JPMorgan Chase finds that many dropped coverage from one year to the next to mitigate the expense. The report, compiled by the JPMorgan Chase Institute, found that about a third of small businesses canceled their coverage between 2018 and 2019, a finding that held true for firms with employees and and those without paid workers.

1 week ago | fiercehealthcare.com | Paige Minemyer

A better consumer experience has implications for clinical improvements, according to a new report from CVS Health. The healthcare giant is putting a focus on innovation in this area, and to identify opportunities conducted an analysis that compared Net Promoter System (NPS) scores with clinical outcomes. It found that, for example, patients who were highly satisfied with the experience at their pharmacies were more likely to be adherent to their medications.

1 week ago | fiercehealthcare.com | Paige Minemyer

Canada's Competition Bureau has opened an antitrust investigation into Cigna's Express Scripts unit, seeking to probe its business practices in the pharmacy sector. The bureau said in an announcement on Friday that it has secured a court order to examine Express Scripts' Canadian division, which processes claims for prescriptions and provides other services to insurers and pharmacists in the country.

1 week ago | fiercehealthcare.com | Paige Minemyer

SCAN Group and Sutter Health are teaming up for a long-term partnership in which they will build new Medicare Advantage products in Northern California. The two partners said they intend to launch the first products in 2026, and that there are plans to build an MA plan joint venture in the future. One critical element to the joint work is developing specialized MA plans that can meet the diverse needs of the Medicare population.