August 25, 2018 by Chain Drug Review
Genoa, UnitedHealthcare
Issue 08-27-2018

NEW YORK — UnitedHealth has tentatively agreed to buy Genoa Healthcare from private equity firm Advent International, according to a report. Under the terms of the deal, Genoa chief executive officer John Figueroa would leave the mental health center pharmacy operator, with chief commercial officer Mark Peterson taking the reins, according to the report in
February 12, 2018 by Chain Drug Review
Genoa, Genoa Healthcare, John Figueroa
2018, Issue 02-12-2018, Issues, News
TUKWILA, Wash. — Genoa, a QoL Healthcare Company, announced an organizational rebranding as well as a name change to Genoa Healthcare. The comprehensive effort elevates the focus on the variety of services the organization provides for helping individuals living with behavioral health and other complex, chronic conditions. In addition to a new name, the Genoa
February 1, 2018 by Bill Schiffner
a QoL Healthcare Company, Genoa, Genoa Healthcare, John Figueroa
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy

TUKWILA, Wash.– Genoa, a QoL Healthcare Company, the nation’s leading behavioral health pharmacy and largest outpatient telepsychiatry company, today announced an organizational rebrand as well as a new name, Genoa Healthcare. The comprehensive effort elevates the focus on the variety of services the organization provides for helping individuals living with behavioral health and other complex,
January 17, 2018 by Chain Drug Review
2018 Retail Forecast, Albertsons, Alex Gourlay, AmerisourceBergen, Brian Nightengale, Cardinal Health, Care Pharmacies, Carmen Churcott, Chris Dimos, CVS Health, Discount Drug Mart, Fruth Pharmacy, Genoa, Good Neighbor Pharmacy, Hy-Vee, Jeff Leger, John Figueroa, John Standley, Kristin Williams, Larry Merlo, Lynne Fruth, Mark Panzer, McKesson, Medicine Shoppe, Michael Wysong, Mike Eby, Pharmaca, Pharmasave, Richard Willis, Rite Aid, Robert Mauch, Shoppers Drug Mart, Steve Lawrence, Todd Treon, Walgreens Boots Alliance
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News

What will the second year of the Trump administration look like? Is the demise of the Affordable Care Act imminent? Will pharmacists get the greater role in health care they have long sought? These are among the questions top chain drug industry executives are pondering as they look to 2018. With spiraling health care costs and
January 10, 2018 by Chain Drug Review
1DocWay, behaviorial health pharmacy, Genoa, Genoa Telepsychiatry, Samir Malik, telepsychiatry
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News, Technology

TUKWILA, Wash. — Behaviorial health pharmacy Genoa has surpassed 100,000 patient visits through its telepsychiatry platform. Genoa said it reached the milestone via rapid expansion of the Genoa Telepsychiatry service. In 2017, Genoa’s telepsychiatry operations grew from 20 states to 35 states, and its provider base more than doubled from 100 to over 250. The number patients serve also surged from
September 25, 2017 by Bill Schiffner
Albertsons, chain drug retailers, CVS Health, Dollar General, Genoa, H-E-B, Hurricane Irma, mobile triage pharmacies, Publix, Target Corp., Walgreens, Walmart, Winn-Dixie
2017, Issue 09-25-2017, Issues, News
NEW YORK — Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the United States, sent retail spending in the Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach area of Florida spiraling downward, with sales plunging more than 72% over a three-day period, according to payment technology company First Data Corp. The company, which
September 14, 2017 by Bill Schiffner
Albertsons, American Red Cross, Charles Grom, CVS Health, CVS Health Foundation, CVS Pharmacy, First Data, Genoa, Gordon Haskett, Hurricane Irma, Publix, Target Corp., Walgreens, Walmart, Winn-Dixie
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News

NEW YORK — Retailers stepped forward to help with relief efforts for Hurricane Irma even as they continued their own recovery efforts to get stores and other facilities back into operation. Across Florida, where Irma made landfall in the continental United States last Saturday, drug chains, supermarkets and mass merchandisers shuttered stores as winds topping
August 7, 2017 by Bill Schiffner
Genoa, Genoa Medication Management Solutions, John Figueroa, Mark Peterson, Medication Management Systems, medication therapy management, MTM
2017, Issue 08-07-2017, Issues, News

TUKWILA, Wash. — Genoa aims to take its behavioral health pharmacy care to a higher level with the launch of Genoa Medication Management Solutions. The company said that the new offering stems from its acquisition of Medication Management Systems Inc., a Minneapolis-based provider of medication therapy management (MTM) services and technology for complex, high-risk patients.
July 13, 2017 by Bill Schiffner
behavioral health pharmacy, David McLean, Genoa, Genoa Medication Management Solutions, John Figueroa, Mark Peterson, Medication Management Systems Inc, medication therapy management, MTM
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News

TUKWILA, Wash. — Genoa aims to take its behavioral health pharmacy care to a higher level with the launch of Genoa Medication Management Solutions. Genoa said Thursday that the new offering stems from its acquisition of Medication Management Systems Inc., a Minneapolis-based provider of medication therapy management (MTM) services and technology for complex, high-risk patients.
April 23, 2017 by John Figueroa and Chain Drug Review
Genoa, John Figueroa, mental health care
2017, Issue 04-24-2017, Issues, Opinion

A young man who suffered from schizophrenia — we’ll call him Andrew — was due for a monthly injection of his long-acting antipsychotic medication on a Wednesday. But his regular prescription was held up due to a discrepancy over Andrew’s insurance benefits. Days went by without Andrew having access to his critical antipsychotic treatment. The
March 14, 2017 by CDR Blog and Chain Drug Review
Affordable Care Act, Genoa, John Figueroa, Managed Healthcare Executive
CDR Blog

Any repeal or replacement of the Affordable Care Act shouldn’t impinge on pharmacy benefits for mental health patients, Genoa CEO John Figueroa said in a column for Managed Healthcare Executive. Figueroa noted in the article that last month the Senate mulled proposal to scale back or cut access to mental health services. Such a move would
January 16, 2017 by Scot Meyer and Chain Drug Review
Advanced Pharmacy Solutions, APS, Genoa, John Figueroa, Mark Bradford
2017, Issue 01-16-2017, Issues, News
TUKWILA, Wash. — Behavioral health pharmacy specialist Genoa has acquired Advanced Pharmacy Solutions (APS), which provides pharmacy services to more than 50 mental health clinics in the South. The deal will expand Genoa’s presence in Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas and South Carolina. Genoa, a QoL Healthcare company based here, provides pharmacy and telepsychiatry services through its
January 4, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
Advanced Pharmacy Solutions, APS, behavioral health pharmacy, Genoa, John Figueroa, Mark Bradford
Business, Leading Headlines, Retail News

TUKWILA, Wash. — Behavioral health pharmacy Genoa has acquired Advanced Pharmacy Solutions (APS), a provider of pharmacy services to more than 50 mental health clinics in the South. Financial terms of the agreement weren’t disclosed. Genoa said Wednesday that the addition of APS will extend its market reach into Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas and South Carolina.
November 1, 2016 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
Genoa, National Alliance on Mental Illness, Terica Gatewood, Valeo Behavioral Health
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News

TOPEKA, Kan. — Terica Gatewood left a retail pharmacy to work at Genoa, a QoL Healthcare Company, because she wanted a more clinical setting. At the Genoa pharmacy here, inside Valeo Behavioral Health, she has found that environment and then some. The pharmacy’s mental health specialization, accessibility, one-to-one patient counseling and collaboration with other health