Healthcare DIVE September 12, 2023
Rebecca Pifer

It’s Walgreens first significant move in the healthcare space since CEO Roz Brewer departed earlier this month.

Dive Brief:

  • Walgreens is partnering with startup Pearl Health to help primary care physicians manage value-based care, in a bid to expand its reach with community-based providers.
  • The partnership announced Tuesday marries Pearl’s provider enablement technology with Walgreens’ care delivery assets and pharmacy services in an attempt to make it easier for clinical teams to provide the personalized treatment necessary in value-based arrangements, according to the companies.
  • Walgreens and Pearl will help doctors manage value-based care in traditional Medicare’s accountable care organization program, called ACO REACH, starting in 2024. The two plan to eventually expand to Medicare Advantage and potentially commercial payers...

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Topics: Payment Models, Pharma, Pharma / Biotech, Primary care, Provider, Value Based
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