Home Health Care News November 29, 2018
Humana could be close to creating an “end-to-end health care experience for American seniors,” supported by its Kindred at Home ownership and a potential joint venture with Walgreens Boots Alliance (NYSE: WBA).
That’s according to a Nov. 20 note from Leerink analysts; the note was issued after a Wall Street Journal report that Humana and Walgreens are in talksand could take equity stakes in each other.
On Wednesday night, Walgreens Executive Vice Chairman and CEO Stefano Pessina said that the two companies are indeed in negotiations, Forbes reported.
Last June, Humana and Walgreens began piloting senior-focused health clinics located in Walgreens stores in Kansas City, Missouri. Now, the companies are considering how to expand this initiative, including through a joint...