Avanlee Care has teamed up with a national retail company to allow families in certain markets to order groceries, health or pharmacy products through its caregiver support mobile app. Beginning in February, the app also will include curated shopping lists specific to seniors’ health needs, such as gluten-free, dairy-free, low-sodium or diabetic-friendly groceries, or post-surgery […]
Clinical turnover has been on the rise since the pandemic’s onset, leading hospices to raise the bar on their recruitment and retention efforts. But a disconnect may exist between health care leaders and the underlying issues affecting frontline staff. Rising turnover during the pandemic has heightened workforce challenges for hospices and other providers throughout the […]
Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) and UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) will partner to offer a range of health care services to seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans. The 10-year collaboration will begin in January 2023 at 15 Walmart Health locations in Florida and Georgia and will gradually expand to new markets. The companies expect to serve […]
Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) will acquire the home-based care technology platform Current Health for an undisclosed amount. The electronics retailer has joined the ranks of massive, non-traditional health care companies seeking to capitalize on demographic tailwinds and the shift of services towards the home. Established in 2015, Current Health brings to market a tech solution […]
The health care industry at large is rapidly changing, and this is having a ripple effect on hospice providers. Among the factors driving are massive companies not traditionally associated with health care entering the space, such as Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Walmart (NYSE: WMT). Amazon, for example, recently indicated that it was pursuing nationwide expansion […]
Walmart (NYSE: WMT) is partnering with Amedisys (NYSE: AMED) to expand hospice utilization nationwide through the retail giant’s new health care arm Walmart Health. Walmart Health contracts local health care providers in certain markets to provide primary care, laboratory services, dental optical, diagnostic imaging and other services that will now include hospice and home health, […]
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