HealthLeaders Media April 16, 2018
Outside corporate giants are looking to make a play in healthcare, abiding by a specific strategy of vertical integration with insurers and PBMs
While retailers are positioned as corporate disruptors to healthcare, an interesting aspect to these recent developments has been the willingness of insurers to merge with them.
As retail powerhouses push into healthcare, industry watchers are analyzing the effectiveness of how they’re vertically integrating with health insurers and pharmacy benefits managers (PBM).
Over the past six months, CVS Health proposed a $69 billion merger with Aetna Inc., Cigna Corp. and Express Scripts Holding Co. announced a $52 billion deal, and Walmart joined the fray with its reported interest in purchasing Humana Inc.
While retailers are positioned as corporate...
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