Content about Health care in the United States

January 28, 2010
BCBS of Florida expands its presence in retail clinic sector

The news that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida is wading into the retail landscape...

January 25, 2010
BCBS now accepted at Take Care Clinics in Florida

Take Care Health Systems, which is owned by Walgreens, has contracted with Blue Cross Blue...

January 19, 2010
Profession is in ‘revolutionary’ times, says NACDS’ top pharmacy official

Pharmacy practitioners need to recognize that the profession is now in the midst of “revolutionary”...

January 14, 2010
New report emphasizes importance of retail clinics, projects growth

A recent report by the National Center for Policy Analysis, a nonprofit public policy research...

January 11, 2010
Drug Store News, FMI Supermarket Rx Report

In this exclusive report, Drug Store News, in partnership with our friends at the Food Marketing Institute, profiles the health-and-wellness leaders of supermarket pharmacy.

January 4, 2010
New report notes slow growth in U.S. healthcare spending

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reported the slowest growth in healthcare spending since...

December 3, 2009
MinuteClinic, Humana expand partnership's focus on chronic illness management

The expansion of MinuteClinic's partnership with Humana not only further illustrates the important role that...

November 19, 2009
Coalition of pharmacy, health groups urges Congress to address compliance

A whole slew of health policy-makers, health-reform advocates, federal and state lawmakers, budget hawks and...

October 22, 2009
CVS CEO discusses five key reforms

As the healthcare reform debate continues and discussions of public vs. private are tossed about,...

September 17, 2009
Baucus bill a mixed bag for pharmacy

Question: What piece of compromise legislation proposes to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system at a...

September 10, 2009
Study: Most diabetics fall short on healthy eating

The complications that can result from unhealthy eating among middle-aged and elderly Americans with Type...

August 13, 2009
CVS Caremark study finds need for improvements in healthcare access, costs

CVS Caremark’s 2009 “Health IQ” study is yet another indicator coming from the private sector...

August 6, 2009
Take Care Health Systems expands services; now offering nebulizer treatments at clinics nationwide

The fact that Take Care Health Systems has expanded its service offering to include nebulizer...

July 16, 2009
Senate panel votes in favor of healthcare reform bill

After decades of fruitless efforts, activist lawmakers in a Democratically controlled Congress finally may be...

July 9, 2009
Take Care: Patients that use workplace primary care, pharmacy services have higher adherence rates

The findings of the Take Care Health Systems’ survey are important as they undoubtedly underscore...

June 28, 2009
RxIMPACT and the New League of Extraordinary Ladies and Gentlemen

If you could be a superhero for one day, what special powers do you think...

June 18, 2009
NACDS kicks off first annual RxIMPACT Day

Did RxIMPACT Day make an impact? You bet....

June 11, 2009
Pharmacy groups brief Congress on health, cost benefits of MTM

Making sure that medication therapy management is a part of any new healthcare reform legislation...

April 2, 2009
Take Care Health Systems to offer 'recovery plan' for unemployed patients

The announcement by Take Care Health Systems that it is offering free health services at...

March 1, 2009
Retail Rx has earned a seat at health reform table

I’m not willing to say it was a great move at this point.”—BusinessWeek Feb. 12,...

February 8, 2009
HIT: The $20 billion needle in the haystack

Dear Mr. President,...

February 5, 2009
Walgreens ad focuses on pharmacy's and clinic's roll in healthcare reform

This full-page ad taken out by Walgreens is important as it comes at a time...

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