New Haven Pharmaceuticals said data on the antiplatelet effects of Durlaza will be presented in a poster session during the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions that begin this weekend in Orlando, Florida. Read More »

Cigna and Central Florida Affordable Care LLC announced on Thursday a collaboration to lower costs while improving health care and patient experience under Cigna’s accountable care organizations program called Cigna Collaborative Care. Read More »

Cigna said Monday it recently launched a collaborative care initiative, Cigna Collaborative Care, with the Elliot Physician Network to improve patient access to health care, increase care coordination and achieve improved health, affordability and patient experience in Southern New Hampshire. Read More »

Aetna and Rush Health on Oct. 15 announced a collaboration to launch Aetna Whole Health Chicago, a commercial healthcare product in Illinois that will give members access to coordinated care. Read More »

Aetna said its shareholders voted Monday to approve the issuance of Aetna common shares to Humana stockholders in connection with Aetna’s proposed acquisition of Humana. Read More »

Xerox issued an update Oct. 13 on the strategic direction of its government health care business, focusing the implementation of its Health Enterprise Medicaid platform in California and Montana.Based on discussions with clients in California and Montana, Xerox said is likely it will not fully complete the implementation of the Health Enterprise Medicaid platform, its next-generation Medicaid Management Information System, in these states. Xerox said it expects to continue to process Medicaid cl Read More »

Cigna on Wednesday announced it was the only Medicare Advantage HMO health plan in Arizona to receive a perfect five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Read More »

Xerox recently began working with MO HealthNet, Missouri’s state Medicaid division, to tackle the prescription-opioid drug abuse epidemic by using technology that increases the communication between physicians and pharmacists to ensure that opioids are prescribed and used safely. Read More »

Walgreens and Providence Health & Services said on Thursday that they have formed a strategic clinical collaboration directed at improving patient care and access.Through the collaboration, Walgreens and Providence plan to bring up to 25 new retail clinics to Oregon and Washington. Read More »

A collaborative care program between Cigna and Adventist Health Network, NFP has shown improvement in quality of care and lower medical costs. Read More »

Cigna on Tuesday announced that it has appointed Greg Allen as president for the Tennessee market. Read More »

The National Association of Professional Women honored Alyssa Greed as a 2015-2016 inductee into its VIP Woman of the Year Circle for her prominent leadership in pharmacy. Read More »

Aetna, Inc. and Humana, Inc. said Friday they have entered into an agreement under which Aetna will acquire all outstanding shares of Humana for a combination of cash and stock valued at $37 billion. Read More »

American Homecare Federation, a Diplomat Pharmacy Inc. company, announced the results of its 2015 satisfaction survey with a 100 percent patient satisfaction rating for more than 10 years in a row. Read More »

Anthem Inc. on Saturday announced that it has submitted a non-binding proposal to acquire Cigna Corp. for $184 per share in stock and cash. Read More »

Walgreens on Monday launched its app for Apple Watch that helps remind people to take medications as prescribed through the features Pill Reminder and Refill Reminder. Read More »

Walgreens on Wednesday announced an expansion of its telehealth platform, in collaboration with telehealth services provider MDLIVE, to users in Colorado, Illinois and Washington. Read More »

Medical practices in Connecticut participating in the Cigna Collaborative Care initiative are successfully meeting the goals of the program: improving quality and lowering medical costs. Read More »

The board of directors at Prime Therapeutics LLC has named Jim DuCharme president and CEO, with him starting in that capacity Monday. Read More »

Medical, vision, dental and pharmacy benefits included in plan. Read More »