CVS Caremark's MinuteClinics have expanded into New Hampshire and the retail clinic chain has launched a clinical collaboration with New Lebanon-based Dartmouth-Hitchcock.
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Health insurer Aetna and Harrisburg, Pa.-based PinnacleHealth System have announced a new accountable care agreement that will create fully insured and self-insured health plans using PinnacleHealth locations and physicians.
Brentwood, Tenn.-based RegionalCare Hospital Partners has partnered with Nashville, Tenn.-based nonprofit LiveBeyond to open a hospital in Thomazeau, Haiti.
Crozer-Keystone Health System, a five-hospital system based in Springfield, Pa., has joined a new Pennsylvania-based health alliance that was formed earlier this summer.
San Diego-based Scripps Health has entered into an exclusive agreement to discuss a possible affiliation with Hospice of the North Coast in Carlsbad, Calif.
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Adults under 30 are less likely to visit a primary care physician than urgent care clinics, according to a report by Vitals, an online resource to help patients make informed decisions about their care.
According to a study from the New Jersey Council of Teaching hospitals, the state will need the service equivalent of 1,000 more primary care providers in the next six years to be able to provide care for the 900,000 patients…
The Obama administration has said 20 percent of Americans still won't complete the process of purchasing insurance through HealthCare.gov at the end of this month, according to a report from The Washington Post.
Cleveland-based University Hospitals Accountable Care Organization and health insurer Cigna have launched a collaborative accountable care initiative, the payer's version of an ACO.
Capital Health of Trenton, N.J., has received approval from the New Jersey Department of Health to close its satellite emergency department in Trenton on Dec. 17, according to a news release by the health system.