Consumerism

A new database created by the U.S. Census Bureau’s Enhancing Health (EHealth) Data Program and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) aims to bring context to how the number of retail health clinics (RHCs) has accelerated in recent years.
Amazon’s relentless push to become a primary care provider reached a milestone recently when the e-commerce giant completed its acquisition of One Medical for $3.9 billion.
In a move that could allow it to significantly increase its primary care services to older adults and those on Medicare, CVS Health made it official recently that it is buying Oak Street Health for $10.6 billion, including debt.
New AHA Market Scan report explores how Amazon, CVS, Walmart and others will transform primary care and other areas of health care in 2023.
After surveying more than 21,000 consumers since 2017, leaders from Accenture have found some interesting answers and developed conclusions about where health care organizations should invest to improve the patient experience.
Amazon Pharmacy steadily has been capturing business from large and small retail pharmacies, but its latest venture — RxPass —significantly could expand its customer base.
For the second time in less than two years, the huge retail chain Dollar General (DG) is expanding its health care focus. It plans to pilot mobile clinics at three of its Tennessee stores in a partnership with DocGo, a provider of mobile medical services in 26 states and in the United Kingdom.
Providers, payers, data analytics companies and others working to transform health care gathered last week at the 41st annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference to give updates on their strategies and progress.