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Walgreens to acquire Boston-based specialty pharmacy businessSep 21, 2021 2:20 PM - Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc., through its wholly-owned Walgreen Co. drugstore subsidiary, said it is making a majority investment in Boston-based Shields Health Solutions, an industry leader in integrated, health system-owned specialty pharmacy care.
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Walgreens to reward workers for getting vaccinated against COVID-19Sep 17, 2021 2:36 PM - Deerfield-based Walgreens Friday announced new bonuses and rewards for its pharmacy teams, including providing an incentive of $200 myWalgreens cash to any team member who has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Nov. 30.
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Leader of California's Muscular Obamacare Exchange to Step Down
Sep 17, 2021 8:46 AM - Peter Lee, who has steered California's Affordable Care Act marketplace since late 2011 and helped mold it into a model of what the federal health care law could achieve, announced Thursday he will leave his post in March. As executive director of Covered California, Lee has worked closely with the administrations of Democratic presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden to expand health coverage to millions of people who don't get it through an employer or government program, most of them aided by income-based financial assistance from the state or federal government. Over 1.6 million people are now enrolled in plans through the exchange, which has covered 5.3 million Californians since it started selling health plans.
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Aptinyx secures up to $50 million in financingSep 16, 2021 2:35 PM - Evanston-based Aptinyx Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, said Thursday it has entered into a $50 million loan agreement with K2 HealthVentures. The funds will provide general growth capital as Aptinyx advances its late-stage clinical development of therapies for the treatment of brain and nervous system disorders, the company said.
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DuPage Medical Group to become Duly Health and Care
Sep 15, 2021 2:44 PM - DuPage Medical Group Wednesday said it will be renamed Duly Health and Care because of its continued growth and evolution. -
Improved St. Alexius Medical Center ER gets Hoffman Estates' approval
Sep 14, 2021 5:30 AM - Hoffman Estates village board members Monday approved an expansion and renovation of the emergency department at Amita Health St. Alexius Medical Center that is not intended to increase either the department's staffing level or patient capacity. -
IBJI opens new immediate care clinic in Arlington Heights
Sep 13, 2021 1:58 PM - Des Plaines-based Illinois Bone & Joint Institute, the largest independent, physician-owned orthopedic practice in the U.S., said it has opened a IBJI OrthoAccess immediate care clinic in Arlington Heights at 1300 E. Central Road, Suite 100. -
'Action inspires action': Barrington center providing therapy, hope for those struggling with mobility
Sep 13, 2021 6:49 AM - When you have an injury or progressive disease that affects your mobility, it can be difficult to get expert, ongoing and affordable therapy. That is the mission of the NeuroBalance Center in Barrington. -
4 ways to manage retirement health care costs
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Medela to host global breastfeeding symposiumSep 9, 2021 3:11 PM - Medela, a leading breast pump brand based in Switzerland with U.S. headquarters in McHenry, said its 15th Global Breastfeeding and Lactation Symposium will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 21, and Wednesday, Sept. 22.
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