Health Care Rounds

In today’s Our Take read-in, here’s our lead story: Good Neighbor Pharmacy tops the list of chain drugstores in customer satisfaction, according to a new survey by J.D. Power and Associates. The network of independent pharmacies received the highest overall score among brick-and-mortar chain store pharmacies, with a score of 914 out of 1,000 possible points, followed by Health Mart (893), Rite Aid Pharmacy (865), Walgreens (840), and CVS (834). To sign up for the weekly email brief, click here. Note that we’re not uploading a read-in next week due to the Labor Day holiday. Other briefs include: CMS announced that quality star ratings for qualified health plans offered on the Health Insurance Marketplace will be available in 2020. Signify Health and Remedy Partners signed a definitive agreement to merge. SSM Health formed a joint venture with Denver-based Paladina Health to offer direct-to-employer primary care in the St. Louis area. Three new drug approvals for AbbVie, Genentech, and Nabriva Therapeutics. A