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Do Walmart's early moves foretell a leap into mHealth?

Giants from other industries--IT, telecom, etc.--have lumbered into mobile healthcare and threatened to change how the mHealth industry will evolve. But a true category-killer is on the scene, and

Aetna, Coventry partner with drugstores to offer Medicare prescription drug plans

Aetna and Coventry announced separate arrangements to offer Medicare prescription drug plans, in an attempt to woo the burgeoning senior market. Aetna is partnering with CVS to provide its plan,

UnitedHealth selling discounted hearing aids to members, non-members

UnitedHealth Group will sell low-cost hearing aids, becoming the first insurer to offer the products as part of its health plan coverage. The insurer stands to gain a lot of money from the move since

CMS, DME, competitive bidding: A radioactive combination

Despite receiving multiple invitations to a Medicare fraud event at UCLA last week, the CMS honchoes ducked me as if I sported a plutonium necktie. I was radioactive in a fashion: I didn't have a

Cigna, Humana boost Q2 profits with strong membership growth

Strong membership growth and low healthcare utilization helped Cigna (NYSE: CI) and Humana (NYSE: HUM) both post better-than-expected earnings for the second quarter. Cigna, which reported a 39

Humana's Q4 earnings fall 57 percent

Humana's earnings fell 57 percent amid increased expenses, including acquisition-related costs, as it also saw medical claims costs rise. It reported a profit of $107.3 million, or 63 cents a share,