I've written about health care for three decades, starting from my native Iowa where I covered the presidential campaign bus rides of Bill and Hillary Clinton through the Hawkeye state talking health reform and the economy.
Elevance Health, the parent of Blue Cross and Blue Shield health insurance plans in 14 states, has signed a deal with the private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice to “advance primary care delivery.
The investment comes at a time Elevance Health rivals, including UnitedHealth Group, which owns the health insurer UnitedHealthcare, and CVS Health, which owns the health insurance company Aetna, have invested billions of dollars in recent years owning and managing primary care services that include doctor-staffed clinics and other outpatient centers.
In this case, Elevance Health’s Carelon healthcare services unit “has 30 clinics that will support the strategic partnership’s ability to provide healthcare to high-risk members, including individuals with complex and chronic conditions,” the companies said in their statement.
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