Feb 8 (Reuters) – CVS Health Corp is moving deeper into primary care with its planned $9.5 billion deal for Oak Street Health announced on Wednesday, giving it a bigger role in healthcare services in line with many of its rival.<\/p>\n
Here is a list of some big companies that are also providing medical services or have announced similar deals:<\/p>\n
UnitedHealth Group Inc<\/p>\n
UnitedHealth’s Optum Health business provides services that range from primary care to specialty care such as cardiology and oncology.<\/p>\n
Optum Health served more than 100 million people in the first nine months of 2022, according to a quarterly regulatory filing.<\/p>\n
UnitedHealth last year also announced a deal to buy LHC Group, which provides healthcare services at home, for about $5.4 billion. LHC operates at more than 900 service locations in 37 U.S.states.<\/p>\n
Walgreens Boots Alliance<\/p>\n
Pharmacy chain Walgreens in 2021 took a majority stake in primary care provider VillageMD, which has nearly 400 clinics in the United States including 200 co-located with Walgreens retails stores, as of the end of 2022.<\/p>\n
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VillageMD completed the acquisition of urgent care provider Summit Health in a deal valued at $9 billion. Together, VillageMD and Summit Health will operate at more than 680 locations.<\/p>\n
Cigna Corp<\/p>\n
Health insurer Cigna Corp invested $2.5 billion in VillageMD to become a minority shareholder.<\/p>\n
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