Paging Dr. Retail: Walmart, CVS Expand Healthcare Reach

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Description: Retail’s hunger for healthcare isn’t slowing down: Walmart is teaming up with UnitedHealth Group in a 10-year deal aimed at seniors and other Medicare beneficiaries. The news comes hours after CVS announced an $8 billion acquisition of Signify Health, a home-health giant. And it’s about a month after Amazon’s $4 billion purchase of OneMedical.

Source: MediaPost.com

Date: Sep 07, 2022

Link: https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/377475/paging-dr-retail-walmart-cvs-expand-healthcare.html

Questions for discussion:

  • What is the thinking behind these deals?
  • Do you think medical services can be managed like other retail services?
  • From a regulatory and professional services point of view, what are the special concerns about the future operations of these new entities?
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