Health Populi August 31, 2021
Jane Sarasohn-Kahn

“CVS wants to be your therapist, too,” the Wall Street Journal reported on 31st August, discussing the plans of retail stores, Big Box and pharmacies, adding mental health services to their growing health/care portfolios.

The coronavirus spawned an epidemic inside and beyond the pandemic throughout the U.S.: very clear and widespread mental and behavioral health impacts that have become a new and transparent normal in America.

Enter CVS Health, joining retail health competitors such as Walgreens and Walmart, both of which have been growing services to help consumers access help to deal with anxiety, depression, and stress.

The first chart comes out of my book, Health Citizenship: how a virus opened hearts and minds. I identify five key health consumer...

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Topics: Mental Health, Patient / Consumer, Pharma, Pharma / Biotech, Provider, Retail care, Retailer
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