HealthLeaders Media May 24, 2023
Corporate giants like CVS and Amazon are getting into healthcare, what does this mean for traditional providers?
Retailers like CVS, Amazon, Walmart, and others have been creeping into the healthcare space, claiming to offer patients more convenient and affordable access to healthcare. Traditional providers have been monitoring the situation, assessing how to handle this retail disruption, and considering if they should treat these corporate giants as partners or competitors.
Stacey Malakoff, the CFO of the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, recently appeared as a guest on the HealthLeaders podcast, where she discussed this influx of retail giants into the provider space and what it means for hospitals and health systems financially.