New Google Maps Tool Shows Providers’ Network Affiliations

  • Dec 10, 2021

    Google Maps will show users searching for health care providers which health insurance practitioners will accept — and health care insiders say that the new product could transform how patients access health care. However, they caution that Google, a division of Alphabet Inc., must be diligent about updating and refining the information it displays, especially if it hopes to expand its advertising and data analytics businesses into health care at a large scale. Read more
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  • Peter Johnson

    Peter has worked as a journalist since 2011 and has covered health care since 2020. At AIS Health, Peter covers trends in finance, business and policy that affect the health insurance and pharma sectors. For Health Plan Weekly, he covers all aspects of the U.S. health insurance sector, including employer-sponsored insurance, Medicaid managed care, Medicare Advantage and the Affordable Care Act individual marketplaces. In Radar on Drug Benefits, Peter covers the operations of (and conflicts between) pharmacy benefit managers and pharmaceutical manufacturers, with a particular focus on pricing dynamics and market access. Before joining AIS Health, Peter covered transportation, public safety and local government for various outlets in Seattle, his hometown and current place of residence. He graduated with a B.A. from Colby College.

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