Blue Shield of California and Walgreens Health are expanding access to in-person and virtual care options through the launch of 12 new Walgreens Health Corner locations in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles County. Walgreens Health Corner locations offer people an "integrated care experience," according to a joint statement from the companies, with access to Health
Inpatient psychiatric facility payments are expected to increase by 1.5%, or $50 million next year under Medicare's Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System proposed rule for fiscal year 2023. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is proposing to update the payment rate by 2.7% based on the proposed market basket update of 3.1% percent, minus a 0.4
Walgreens is looking to expand its on-demand delivery services, and will seek to do so through a collaboration with Shipt, an online marketplace that offers home delivery. The company said in an announcement that it would provide access to about 25,000 of its items on Shipt, including over-the-counter medications, beauty, personal care, household and convenience products.