For companies in the health care industry, 2014 was an exceptionally busy year, as companies adapted to new Affordable Care Act regulations and sought new partners in a pharmaceutical and biotech mergers-and-acquisition spree. Some companies in the sector have taken advantage of the changes and ro...
healthcare consumerinterviewlow-value carepartnershippatientqualitativeThe patient-clinician interaction is a site at which defensive practice could occur,when clinicians provide tests, proceduresand treatments mainly to reduce perceived legal risks, rather than to advance patient care. Defensive practice is ...
In addition to the exhibition of products, services consumption — such as healthcare and wellness, sporting events and artificial intelligence — will also be highlights of the event this year."With the hosting of four editions of th...
The event, the largest consumer goods expo in the Asia-Pacific region, will become China's first significant international expo this year, and an important platform for the country to further boost consumption and expand high-quality development, said the ministry, the co-organizer of the expo.I...
Healthcare as pay-as-you-go or installments? Among the findings of “The Changing Landscape of Healthcare Payment Plans” study, released last month, through the joint efforts of PYMNTS and Flywire: The struggle to pay medical bills is real. However, when it comes to paying down medical d...
Health Care Services: Provides and manages a range of pharmacy benefit management solutions, reviews and approves formularies, manages a network of 66,000 pharmacies, Pharmacy & Consumer Wellness: The pharmacies and retail stores most people are familiar with. ...
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Due to its large consumer base and advanced economy, the U.S. is the world’s largest importer of many product categories including cars, electronics, industrial machinery, and pharmaceuticals. Mexico, America’s top trading partner, supplies many of these goods, while Canada is a key exporter...
WhileCVSis well known for its medical supplies and pharmacies, it owns Aetna, an insurance provider. It acquired Aetna in 2018 in its attempts to "...transform the consumer health experience and build healthier communities..." Over the years, CVS has built itself into an all-inclusive health...
Consumer discretionary and health care sectors fall next in line, with big players such as Amazon and Johnson & Johnson among their ranks. At the other end of the spectrum is utilities, the smallest sector overall at least pertaining to the largest companies list. NextEra Energy, the sole uti...