Workplace Wellness with Thomas J. Grote

CEO Banner/Aetna What innovations and/or products have you launched recently or are preparing? In 2019, we will continue to make progress in providing a more simplified healthcare delivery process that makes it easier for members to access the care they need at an affordable cost. We will be launching a new virtual healthcare offering this year, allowing members to get the … [More]

Workplace Wellness with Paige Rothermel

Chief Growth Officer Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona What innovations and/or products have you launched recently or are preparing? At Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, our customers are at the center of everything we do. We understand that Arizonans need access to health and wellness services that will help them live healthier lives. Healthcare is complicated and our goal … [More]

Workplace Wellness with Kim Shepard

Arizona Market President Cigna What innovations and products have you launched recently or are preparing? It’s important for employers to build and maintain a healthy, productive workforce. As a global health service company, Cigna focuses on total health — physical and mental — and partners with employers to consult with them and design the right programs and benefits that … [More]

Workplace Wellness with Allan Allford

President and CEO Delta Dental of Arizona What innovations and products have you launched recently or are preparing? It’s been an exciting 18 months at Delta Dental of Arizona. Last year, we introduced new dental plans for individuals and families that emphasize the importance of establishing good oral health habits at an early age by waiving premiums for children less than … [More]

Workplace Wellness with Bob Meyer

President & CEO Phoenix Children’s What innovations and/or products have you launched recently or are preparing? Our focus is providing high-quality, highly specialized pediatric healthcare to children and families across Arizona. The goal is to simplify access for our patient families, to ensure they receive services no matter which part of town they live in. To that … [More]

Workplace Wellness with David F. Berg

President and Co-founder Redirect Health What innovations and products have you launched recently or are preparing? We’ve always been highly focused on helping small businesses provide affordable and meaningful access to healthcare, so we could turn this into their recruiting and retention advantage over larger competitors. Today, many of these companies and people are … [More]

Workplace Wellness with David A. Dexter

President and CEO, Sonora Quest Laboratories, LLC President and CEO for Laboratory Sciences of Arizona, LLC What innovations and/or products have you launched recently or are preparing? Sonora Quest is committed to providing innovative solutions to assist in improving health outcomes, including employers and employee wellness. One key to employee wellness is awareness. By … [More]

Workplace Wellness with Wendy Arnone

Regional CEO, Employer & Individual UnitedHealthcare What innovations and products have you launched recently or are preparing? Technology is continuing to change how all Arizonans navigate the healthcare system, with new advances putting information at our fingertips and creating a more seamless and interactive healthcare experience. This results in improved health … [More]

New Med School Augments Phoenix’s ‘MedTown’ Triangle

by Mike Hunter

On what has been part of the parking lot for Park Central, the mid-town Phoenix mall on Central Avenue, Creighton University will be building a two-story, 180,000-square-foot medical school and student residences. The four-year health sciences campus is part of the adaptive reuse of the Southwest’s first enclosed shopping mall; Creighton is taking the southeast corner of the … [More]

Disrupting Traditional Rx

by Mike Hunter

SpotRx, a next-gen pharmacy, may help do to the traditional pharmacy model what Netflix did to Blockbuster. With the goal to be the “everywhere, anytime” pharmacy, SpotRx is a medical “vending machine” where individuals can consult an e-doctor/pharmacist, transfer a prescription and pickup (or opt for delivery of) their medications. The company currently has a stand-alone kiosk … [More]