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JPM23: Carbon Health nabs $100M, CVS Health partnership to pilot primary care in retail stores

Startup Carbon Health is partnering with CVS Health to pilot its primary and urgent care services in the drugstore giant's retail stores. CVS' corporate venture arm also led a $100 million investment to accelerate Carbon Health's expansion into new markets.
 

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JPM23: CVS Health still weighing next steps as it plans foray into primary care

SAN FRANCISCO—The top brass at CVS Health reiterated Tuesday that the healthcare giant is still plotting its move into primary care but emphasized that they want to ensure the next steps are the right ones.

Carbon Health announces another round of layoffs, plans to shutter RPM, chronic care programs

About six months after cutting 8% of its global workforce, hybrid primary care company Carbon Health announced on Friday another round of layoffs and corporate restructuring efforts.

JPM23, Day 1: Humana not expecting high uptake of lecanemab; Centene CEO talks value-based care in individual market

All the latest healthcare and health tech news from the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco.

How FTC's noncompete agreements rule could impact healthcare

The Federal Trade Commission yesterday proposed a rule that would essentially do away with noncompete agreements. Most U.S. industries would be affected, including healthcare.

Verily laying off 15% of workforce, trimming down business lines: 'We've made some hard but necessary choices'

Verily CEO Stephen Gillett informed employees of several cuts to its development portfolio and a new "simplified" operating structure consisting of over 200 fewer employees.

CVS, Cigna back kidney care coordination, tech startup Monogram Health's latest $375M raise

The in-home kidney disease management and care coordination company has raised a total of $557 million and counts several payer and provider names among its supporters.

JPM23, Day 2: Progyny projects 56% revenue growth in 2022 as employers eye fertility benefits; Cigna focusing on partnerships in primary care strategy

All the latest healthcare and health tech news from the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco.

Becerra renews COVID-19 public health emergency another 90 days, possibly for last time

HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra has extended the COVID-19 public health emergency again for another 90 days and possibly for the last time.

These socioeconomic factors may be indicators of long COVID risk, study says

Certain socioeconomic and sociodemographic factors make individuals more likely to suffer from long COVID, according to a preprint study by Daniel Kim, M.D., of the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs at Northeastern University.
 
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