Workweek November 7, 2022
Blake Madden

After swirling rumors of acquisition talks between the two, VillageMD announced that it’s buying Summit Health for $8.9B early Monday morning (can’t let a guy sleep in, can you healthcare?)

Combined, VillageMD NewCo will operate 4,100 providers (2,150 primary care physicians), 680 locations, 7 million patients, and 125,000 full-risk Medicare Advantage lives. That’s a pretty big deal (pun absolutely intended) as NewCo vaults itself into becoming one of the largest primary care providers in the country and geographically dense (an important feature in value-based care) in the Northeast.

Details: VillageMD will acquire Summit with investments alongside Walgreens and Evernorth (AKA, Cigna’s services arm). Through the acquisition, VillageMD will now have 680 locations (physician clinics and urgent care locations) in 26...

Today's Sponsors

LEK
ZeOmega

Today's Sponsor

LEK

 
Topics: Mergers & Acquisitions / JV, Primary care, Provider, Trends, Urgent care
The biggest expenses crushing physician practices
Ep. 50: Direct primary care with Maryal Concepcion, M.D., FAAFP
Primary Care, Study Up on Older Weight Loss Meds
The Doctor Will See You… On Amazon: Tech Giant Expands Plans to Merge Medicine with Marketplace
Aetna, Centene, Blue Shield launch 'single payment' primary care model in California

Share This Article