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CVS Health Upends the Diabetes Drug Market
With rising prices for insulin and the costs of many other diabetes-related drugs taking their toll on patients, CVS Health recently announced that its pharmacy benefits management unit CVS Caremark is launching a program to enable employers and payers to offer these medications at no out-of-pocket costs to members.
Takeaways from 3 Big Disruptors at JPM Healthcare 2024
Health care executives from hospitals and health systems, retail health providers and investors came together recently to share insights and outlooks at the 2024 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. Several retail health companies offered insights into their latest moves and plans.
Walmart Is Rolling Back Prices . . . This Time on Insulin
As patients and politicians continue searching for remedies to soaring insulin prices for diabetes patients, Walmart recently launched the first private-label version of the drug at less than half the price of brand-name versions.
CVS Concept Stores to Open in 2019, Focus on Cutting Medical Costs
Once the CVS Health-Aetna merger is officially completed (expected to be around Thanksgiving), the retail chain will turn its attention to opening its first "health hub" concept stores early next year.
3 Takeaways from the HLTH Conference
Amid the sound bites and substance delivered at the recent HLTH conference, health care leaders, transformers and innovators shared how they plan to reshape care delivery, partner to drive innovation and help consumers get greater access to obesity and diabetes medications along with a greater holistic focus on weight management.
Retail Clinics Target Chronic Diseases
Retail health clinics are growing not only in number but in scope of services delivered. But so far, these outlets primarily are located in higher-income communities ringing urban areas with large populations while rural and underserved communities remain largely out of the picture.
Walgreens to Invest $1 Billion in Its Primary Care Strategy
Walgreens Boots Alliance, which has long struggled to cement its place in primary care services, plans to invest $1 billion to collocate in 500 to 700 VillageMD stores and, over the next five years, to offer full-service doctors’ offices. More than half of the locations will be in Health Professional Shortage Areas and Medically Underserved Areas/Populations as designated by the Health Resources & Services Administration.
Look for CVS to Expand in Chronic Care Management
With CVS Health’s launch of several HealthHUB stores and plans to launch other outlets in Boston, Dallas/Fort Worth, North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia, many have been speculating about whether the company’s strategy is now centered on primary care.
Walmart and Amazon Execs Tip Strategy Plans
Over the past couple of months, interesting news and insights have surfaced from Walmart and Amazon executives about their strategies and execution goals.
Walgreens and Amazon Step Up Efforts to Disrupt Primary Care
he pandemic continues to take a toll on health care providers, but it hasn’t stopped disruptors like Amazon and Walgreens Boots Alliance from advancing their primary care strategies.