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Walgreens plans strategic review of business, including the role of its retail stores, healthcare assets, CEO says

Fierce Healthcare

Walgreens is gearing up for a strategic review of its business, including the role of its retail pharmacy stores and its healthcare assets, as company leadership and the board plot the future direc | The drugstore retail giant making moves to improve its financial performance after a massive growth spurt in which it expanded its healthcare business (..)

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Industry Voices—The 'care-ification' of retail is here

Fierce Healthcare

Retailers are placing big bets on their customers’ willingness to trust them with their healthcare needs. Healthcare providers have promised that timely, convenient and affordable care built with the patient in mind is just around the corner.

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2024 Outlook: 'Blurring of the lines' as providers, retailers and payers plotting primary care plays

Fierce Healthcare

Health systems, insurers, retailers like CVS and tech companies like Amazon are all scrambling for a bigger piece of the medical pie.

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CVS’ departure highlights opportunities, challenges for retail clinical trials

Health Care Dive

CVS Health was one of the first retailers to launch a clinical trials business. But a number of other competitors followed, arguing they could provide easier access and more diverse studies.

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Providence closes 27 retail clinics in Southern California

Health Care Dive

Labor shortages, inflation and an increasingly competitive retail health industry are also to blame. The healthcare system said the clinics were losing money as they attracted fewer patients.

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Wheel doubles down on virtual care investment, rolls out enhanced platform for payers, retailers and pharma

Fierce Healthcare

Big players continue to make hefty investments in health tech—look no further than Amazon expanding its virtual clinic to all 50 states and the planned $3 billion merger between digital wellness co | Health tech company Wheel has been building for the next evolution of virtual care with an eye toward working with large enterprises, health plans, pharma (..)

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Rise of Retail Healthcare: Challenges and Opportunities for Payers

HIT Consultant

The latest industry evolution is the expansion of retail healthcare delivery. Pharmacies, department stores, convenience stores, and technology companies are all shifting the standard of care toward retail or online centers that provide care at the same place you already shop for household supplies, groceries, or prescriptions.