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Johnson & Johnson | May 20, 2020

Johnson & Johnson will stop selling talcum-based baby powder in the U.S. and Canada after lost legal battles over claims the product causes cancer. The company made the announcement Tuesday. It denied allegations that the powder is responsible for healt...

Cigna | April 27, 2020

While hospitals have put elective procedures on pause during the pandemic, patients seeking care for serious health needs have also decreased significantly, new data from Cigna show. Researchers at the insurer studied care utilization among their commercial group and individual plan members between January and March across seven conditions and found decreases in hospitalizations across the board. For example, the hospitalization rate related to atrial fibrillation decreased by 35% ...

Healthcare Analytics

HealthworksAI | December 29, 2021

HealthWorksAI™, an industry-leading Healthcare analytics company, announces the launch of the 2nd generation of their state-of-the-art xAI program. It's an advanced analytical approach that collects and processes data, generating in-depth market analysis which standard models do not uncover. Allowing data scientists an efficient way to measure the impact of various plan attributes/factors, xAI provides a better understanding of the correlation between plan features and beneficiary p...

Future of Healthcare

GTCR | April 22, 2022

GTCR, a leading private equity firm, announced that it has entered into a Leaders Strategy™ partnership with Kelly McCrann to form Avryo Health Services, LLC. Based in San Diego, CA, Avryo Healthcare will seek to acquire companies and assets in the multi-site healthcare services industry as part of a strategy to build a market-leading company, with a focus on utilizing new technologies and operating strategies to enhance patient access and experiences. GTCR, the firm that pion...