This issue of the Strategist includes the following: Climbs and Stumbles This Quarter
1. CLIMBING: Teladoc continues to gain more patients, but Livongo challenges may foreshadow future problems.
2. CLIMBING: CVS is growing through Covid tailwinds—and is using the funds to recruit its first cadre of doctors.
3. CLIMBING: Humana wants to grow the number of patients in value-based home models by a factor of 10.
4. MIXED: One Medical still plans to combine One Medical and Iora patients into a single delivery model.
5. SETBACK: Oak Street Health's stock plunged as low as 22% as the company reveals they face an investigation by the Department of Justice. This issue also features the following Market Scans: 1. Ro’s Negative Press May Indicate the Challenges Single-Specialty Clinics Take On When Expanding
2. Nursing union rallies against home-based care with some confusing points
Key Words: Virtual care; primary care; disruptors; payer strategy; workforce; quarterly earnings; financial performance