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VillageMD Acquires Summit Health-CityMD, Creating One of the Largest Independent Provider Groups in the U.S.
VillageMD Acquires Summit Health-CityMD, Creating One of the Largest Independent Provider Groups in the U.S. With Investments from WBA and Evernorth, the Combined Company Will Deliver a Unique and Comprehensive Patient Experience for Optimal Individual and Community Outcomes CHICAGO; NEW YORK, NY; DEERFIELD, Ill. and BLOOMFIELD, Conn. – Nov. 7, 2022 – VillageMD announced today […]
Cigna Medical Group to Expand Health Services to More People, Changes Name to Evernorth Care Group
PHOENIX – Sept. 1, 2022 – Cigna Medical Group is changing its name to Evernorth Care Group today, Sept. 1, as part of Cigna’s new health services business Evernorth. In addition, Evernorth Care Group will begin expanding access to its health care services to more people in the community through partnership with additional health plans. “We are […]
Enters Strategic Collaboration with VillageMD to Accelerate Value-Based Services and Care Delivery Strategy
Nov 07, 2022, St. Louis, MO – At Evernorth, we are committed to transforming how care is accessed, delivered and coordinated to drive better health outcomes and affordability for our clients and customers. Core to this approach is influencing how patients access care and connect to the highest quality physicians and medications – with a […]
Amwell Announces Appointment of Robert Webb to its Board of Directors
November 3, 2022 – Amwell®, (NYSE: AMWL) a leader in digital healthcare enablement, today announced the appointment of Robert Webb to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mr. Webb will further strengthen the Amwell Board and market position, bringing deep healthcare technology leadership experience, stemming from his more than 30 years as a growth executive, […]
Walmart Health Grows in Florida with 16 New Health Centers Opening in 2023
BENTONVILLE, Ark., Oct. 26, 2022 — Today, Walmart Health announced plans to bring more accessible, convenient, and affordable healthcare to communities in Florida with 16 new health centers. The locations will span the metro areas of Jacksonville, Orlando, and Tampa and will open by fall 2023. “As the population in Florida continues to grow at […]
Express Scripts Announces Strategic Partnership with Centene to Unlock Greater Prescription Drug Savings
Express Scripts to manage pharmacy benefits for approximately 20 million Centene members ST. LOUIS, Oct. 25, 2022 — Express Scripts, the pharmacy benefits management business of Cigna Corporation’s (NYSE: CI) Evernorth, announced a new strategic collaboration with Centene (NYSE: CNC) to make prescription medications more accessible and affordable for customers. “We’re proud to partner with […]
Teladoc Health Names Laizer Kornwasser as President, Enterprise Growth & Global Markets
PURCHASE, NY, Oct. 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Teladoc Health (NYSE: TDOC), the global leader in whole-person virtual care, has named Laizer Kornwasser as president, enterprise growth and global markets. In this role, Kornwasser is charged with further unlocking the revenue and profit growth potential of the company’s whole person care strategy across all client […]
Walmart’s Healthcare Research Institute Launches With Mission To Improve Care for Underserved Communities Through Research
WHRI offers inclusivity for patients in rural and underserved communities to participate in clinical research BENTONVILLE, Ark., October 11 — Today, Walmart is announcing the launch of the Walmart Healthcare Research Institute SM (WHRI) to increase community access to healthcare research that may help lead to safer, higher quality and more equitable healthcare. WHRI will be focused on […]
Evernorth Expands Its Digital Health Formulary To Help Patients Better Manage Sleep Issues, Anxiety, Substance Use Disorders, and Inflammatory Conditions
Industry-first platform of credible health apps helps patients achieve health goals while providing average savings of $120,000 per solution for health plans BLOOMFIELD, Conn., September 15, 2022 – Evernorth, the health services business of Cigna Corporation (NYSE: CI), has expanded its Digital Health Formulary to include five new app-based programs to help people better manage their sleep issues, […]
Amwell Extends Technology Leadership Team
New executives bring more than 40 years combined experience delivering innovation and enterprise platform design September 14, 2022 – Amwell® (NYSE: AMWL), a digital care delivery leader, today announced the appointments of Vaughn Paunovich to the role of Executive Vice President, Enterprise Platforms, and Matthew McAllister to Chief Product Officer. Vaughn will oversee technological delivery and […]
Amwell Underscores Commitment to Driving Positive Impact with Environmental, Social and Governance Framework
September 7, 2022 – Amwell®, (NYSE: AMWL) a digital care delivery leader, today announced the release of its inaugural Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) Framework. The Framework provides insight into the Company’s business, across three key areas: people, products, and operations, as viewed through an ESG lens. “ESG is fundamental to the Amwell mission to […]
Walmart and UnitedHealth Group Collaborate To Deliver Access to High-Quality, Affordable Health Care
Select Walmart Health locations will help improve health outcomes for people by advancing value-based care, powered by proven Optum clinical capabilities. Collaboration will grow to include additional products and services over time. BENTONVILLE, Ark., and MINNETONKA, Minn., Sept. 7, 2022 — Today, Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) and UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) announced the beginning of […]
VillageMD Welcomes Ravi Mehan, D.O., as National Medical Director, Southeast Region
VillageMD Welcomes Ravi Mehan, D.O., as National Medical Director, Southeast Region Impactful Physician Executive Joins VillageMD to lead the Southeast Region’s Physician Engagement CHICAGO, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — VillageMD today announced that Ravi Mehan, D.O., F.A.C.O.I, has joined as a national medical director. For more than 20 years, Dr. Mehan has worked as both […]
Amwell Expands Leadership Team with Appointment of Dr. Carrie Nelson as Chief Medical Officer
Innovative physician leader brings more than two decades experience to Amwell clinical, go to market and customer success initiatives June 8, 2022 – Amwell® (NYSE: AMWL), a digital care delivery leader, has named Dr. Carrie Nelson as its new Chief Medical Officer. In this role, Dr. Nelson will focus on empowering provider and payer organizations as […]
Amwell Accelerates Integration of SilverCloud Health
May 17, 2022 – Amwell® (NYSE: AMWL), a digital care delivery leader, today announced it has reached an agreement to shorten the earnout period associated with its acquisition of SilverCloud Health, the digital mental health company it purchased in August 2021. As a result of this renegotiation, Amwell issued an aggregate of 4,959,856 shares of the […]
VillageMD Welcomes Amanda Furr, M.D. as National Medical Director
Influential Physician Executive Joins VillageMD to lead the Midwest Region’s Physician Engagement CHICAGO – May 10, 2022 – VillageMD today announced that Amanda Furr, M.D., FAAP, has joined the company as a national medical director. For more than 10 years, Dr. Furr has established herself as a clinical leader and physician executive who leads physicians […]