Home Health Care News December 16, 2021
Andrew Donlan

Walgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq:WBA) invested over $6 billion in VillageMD. Humana (NYSE: HUM) invested $100 million in Heal. Patina raised $57 million in Series A.

All of those companies – VillageMD, Heal and Patina – have two things in common: They are primary care providers, and they are more focused than their peers on the home as a setting for care.

Each of those companies has explained their reasoning for doing so, both from a clinical and business standpoint. A new survey from Deft Research and Patina has further solidified at least some of their reasoning.

Of the close to 1,000 senior Medicare Advantage (MA) beneficiaries polled, 57% found the idea of a primary care team built around their needs...

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Topics: Home, Patient / Consumer, Physician, Primary care, Provider
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