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How Will the “New” Health Economy Fare in a Macro-Economic Downturn?

Health Populi

I had asked some years ago, “what is a pharmacy” anymore, when CVS Pharmacy dropped tobacco from its SKUs and aisles in February 2014, rebranding as CVS Health; and, when Amazon purchased PillPack in June 2018. Cosgrove based that sobering forecast due to changes in the U.S.

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Healthcare and the F-Word: Health Politics Rank High on November 6, 2018

Health Populi

adults believe that health insurance plans should cover people with pre-existing conditions. This is true for majorities of people across political party, the Kaiser Family Foundation found in its August 2018 Health Tracking Poll. ” You can listen to that full podcast on the 2018 mid-term elections here. [As