On Tuesday, CVS Health announced that it had completed its acquisition of Oak Street Health, a primary care provider which boasts 170 medical centers in 21 states. The acquisition is the latest in a long line of efforts by retailers to break into healthcare.
CVS Health paid $10.6 billion in cash for the network, and intends to grow...National News
The U.S. Department of Justice has lost a case that would have blocked UnitedHealth Group (UHG) from acquiring Change Healthcare, a healthcare technology and data platform, for $13 billion.
Judge Carl Nichols of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued the opinion on Monday, which ordered Change Healthcare to sell...National News
Amazon has announced plans to buy One Medical, a primary care provider, in a move that illuminates the tech distribution giant's goals for the medical industry. One Medical is a membership-based practice that offers virtual services and currently covers 767,000 members. The deal is reportedly worth $4 billion.
In 2018, Amazon acquired...National News
The National Association of Accountable Care Organizations (NAACOS) sent a letter to Representatives Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Kathleen Rice (D-NY) and Adrian Smith (R-NE) in support of a bill sponsored by the bipartisan group that would remove a statutory requirement that patients have at least one primary care visit with a physician during...National News
Walmart's Sam's Club launches healthcare initiative to lower cost of care for its members and increase accessibility. The pilot program, Sam’s Club Care Accelerator Together, is a joint effort with insurance-giant Humana and will be available in three states starting in October.
Members of Sam's Club in Michigan, Pennsylvania...Arizona News
Humana Medicare Advantage members in Arizona, Colorado and Washington have access to Iora's 18 primary care practices.
Dr. Rick Kratche, MD, Arizona Medical Director at Iora Primary Care, sees consumers recognizing value,
“When we asked older adults in the Sun City area — and beyond — what’s most important to them when...Arizona News
The shortage of primary care providers, has grown steadily worse in recent years, according to the National Rural Health Association.
Since 2010, more than 70 rural hospitals have closed. Though the shortage of doctors all across rural America is a crisis affecting some 90 million Americans, the problem is not even part of the health...