Retail Health Saturday, September 12, 2026

Retailers and insurers converge on primary care market

Major retailers and insurers are acquiring health systems and rebranding delivery assets to capture a growing share of U.S. primary care.

The numbers

$3.9 billion Value of Amazon's acquisition of One Medical
$10 billion Value of CVS's buy of Oak Street Health
90,000 Number of employed or affiliated physicians at Optum Health
20,000 Doctors acquired or hired by UHG in the last year
50 New CenterWell senior-focused primary care centers planned by 2025

Sources

fiercehealthcare.com

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