CVS Expands Its Healthcare Presence with Its New HealthHUB Stores

CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart are all experimenting with new and innovative ways to capture a larger share of the primary healthcare business. In my opinion, they are generally succeeding whereas the health systems seem to be unable or unwilling to compete for this same business. The latest news about this topic is that CVS is prototyping their so-calledHealthHUBs in Houston (see:CVS Health shows off new HealthHUB store design. Makeover includes dietitians, wellness rooms for yoga). Below are details excerpted from the article:CVS Health has unveiled its new health-focused concept store that's designed to help the pharmacy chain become more of a health-care provider than a place to pick up prescriptions and greeting cards.The three new pilot stores in Houston have been redesigned with much more space devoted to services to help customers manage chronic conditions like diabetes, hypertension and asthma. Called HealthHUBs, they are part of the company's vision for its $70 billion acquisition of health insurer Aetna. In addition to the pharmacy, each store has an expanded health clinic, with a lab for blood testing and health screenings.There are also wellness rooms for yoga and seminars, dietitians and respiratory specialists in the HealthHUBs....As part of the [Aetna] acquisition, which closed in November, CVS promised to transform its stores and make customers healthier and to lower health-care costs.As an insurer, CVS wants its patients to be healthier — and le...
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