4 Questions to Answer on Retail Care Wave

What’s New?

Walgreens Boots Alliance and McLaren Health Care, which operates 14 hospitals, are collaborating on a plan to expand pharmacy and outpatient care services throughout Michigan. McLaren will offer services ranging from retail health clinics to urgent care centers and primary care sites in select Walgreens stores. Also, Walgreens will buy the prescription files and pharmacy inventory assets of McLaren pharmacies in Michigan and certain on-site pharmacies operated by the health system. That will enable McLaren Pharmacy patients and McLaren Health Plan members, including the health system’s employees, to access Walgreens prescription services at any McLaren or Walgreens location.

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