Consumer Driven Health Care

A deal or joint venture between Humana and Walmart might help defend against competitive threats in both the retail and health care industries.

A combination of artificial and human intelligence data analytics, offering the opportunity to bring greater customization to medical approaches, is expected to increase in demand over the next few years.

Buying Humana would put Walmart into some less familiar lines of business, but the Medicare piece does fit with its retail and pharmacy customer base.

Walmart and Humana have explored a wide range of options including a merger, though an outright combination isn't likely at this point, according to one source.

The 11th edition of the Healthcare Equality Index scores health care facilities on policies and practices dedicated to the equitable treatment and inclusion of their LGBTQ patients, visitors and employees,

Ending Temporary Protection Status for Haitians "will have a devastating impact on the ability of skilled nursing facilities to provide quality care to frail and disabled residents," warns one expert.

Aetna's CEO wants to know your ZIP code and intervene in your life to make you healthier—in ways no health care company does now.

In this fast-paced episode, we discuss the inroads that both types of medical travel have made, beginning with jumbo employers and working their way to more recent acceptance and adoption by the mid-market.