“Walgreens and Humana are partnering to create senior health hubs,” by Angelica LaVeto, CNBC

“Drugstore chain Walgreens is partnering with health insurer Humana to open senior-focused care centers. They plan to open two locations inside Walgreens stores this fall in the Kansas City, Missouri, area with primary care services, pharmacies and other services like a Humana representative to answer seniors’ Medicare questions. Humana will run the clinics through its Partners in Primary Care business. The unit already opened four independent centers in the area last year. The partnership is just the latest example of health insurers trying to become more consumer-facing businesses.”

LTC Comment (from Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform):

Juxtapose this story with the news this morning that Walgreens just bumped GE off the Dow Jones Industrials Average. Big changes are afoot in how private companies utilize mostly public funding to deliver health care at the grass roots.

Walgreens and Humana are partnering to create senior health hubs

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