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10 Weekend Reads

Barry Ritholtz

He manages a diversified portfolio of late-stage growth equity in technology, consumer, health care, and financial services sectors. Here on Earth, there was a 1.7 second signal arrival delay. Wellington is one of the world’s top 20 asset managers, was founded in 1933, and runs $1.2 trillion in client assets.

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Walgreens Adds To Digital 3.0 Momentum

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“This digital magic coupled with the valued knowledge and quality of care provided by our pharmacists and team members is what allows us to best serve our customers.”. Two new projects have already been tagged for the initiative. It also comes as Walmart Health is making a more aggressive run at the pharmacy space.

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UnitedHealth Earnings Show Healthcare At The Crossroads

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UnitedHealth reported that the cost of caring for pandemic patients accounted for roughly 11 percent of care activity in Q4, a 6 percent jump from July to September, CFO John Rex told investors. The company managed to beat Q4 profit expectations despite COVID-19 taking a significant bite out of its business. billion in 2020.

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Cigna and CVS Team To Deliver Services To Cigna’s Self-Funded Health Plans

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Cigna and CVS Health announced Thursday (June 8) the launch of Cigna Health WorksSM: a new collaboration, that aligns Cigna-administered health benefits with CVS Pharmacy and CVS MinuteClinic retail health care services to deliver services for Cigna self-funded employer-sponsored health plans.

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Pebble Shuts Down After Fitbit Buys Software

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Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but media reports last week pegged the price tag at anywhere from $35 million to $40 million. Fitbit said the acquisition will facilitate faster delivery of new products, features and functionality. Pebble’s hardware will cease to exist with the deal.

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Amazon Walmart Whole Paycheck Tracker: Staying Secure, Gaining New Ground And Getting Competitive

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The massive attack attempt was thwarted by AWS Shield, a service custom-built to defend the cloud-computing platform’s clients from being tagged by DDoS attacks. Walmart this week purchased key assets from Seattle health-technology platform CareZone for a reported $200 million or so. Health and Wellness, said in a statement.

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Supply Chain Management’s Impact On Hospitals’ Financial Health

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It is generally accepted that digital supply chain management (SCM) strategies are good for business, yet it can be difficult to put a price tag on just how beneficial enhanced SCM can be. Sixty-six percent said the biggest area impacting supply chain management strategy is the internal financial pressure to reduce waste and costs.