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UnitedHealth’s OptumRx to acquire troubled specialty pharmacy and PBM – ModernHealthcare.com

UnitedHealth Group’s pharmacy benefit manager OptumRx announced Monday that it will acquire Diplomat, a struggling specialty pharmacy and PBM headquartered in Flint, Mich. Diplomat provides specialty pharmacy and infusion services nationwide, specializing in managing medications that treat patients with complex chronic diseases. It entered the PBM business at the end of 2017 but has had… Read More »

American Well rolls out acute care telehealth cart for specialty access

Dive Brief: American Well on Tuesday launched a new acute care telehealth cart to connect patients and care teams to remote specialists. The American Well 760 Cart is designed for health systems performing telemedicine via the company’s software or an existing Cisco infrastructure.  Features include a touch panel and 20x zoom to increase image clarity,… Read More »