Home Health Care News October 3, 2024
The biggest retailers were zealous in their pursuit of home-based health care initiatives. But there’s little evidence to suggest that pursuit has been successful, at least thus far.
This week, CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) announced that it was laying off 2,900 workers. Simultaneously, reports surfaced of Glenview Capital – a significant shareholder in the company – emerging as an activist investor.
Reuters then reported that CVS Health is exploring a potential breakup of its business. CVS Health has multiple segments, including retail, pharmacy, insurance through Aetna and health care services.
Health care services is where the company took a stab at home-based health care for the first time. In addition to acquiring the community- and senior-focused primary care provider Oak...