Datapoint: Elevance to Take On Primary Care Expansion
Elevance Health, Inc. has struck an agreement with private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CDR) to increase its foothold in primary care across the United States. Elevance said in an April 15 press release that the deal will “bring together certain care delivery and enablement assets” of the company’s Carelon Health subsidiary and two CDR-owned companies: apree health and Millenium Physician Group. Elevance said the “advanced primary care models take a whole health approach to address the physical, social, and behavioral health of every person.” The deal is subject to customary regulatory approvals. Elevance’s health insurance unit currently serves 37,429,058 members, making it the second-largest insurer in the U.S.
Source: AIS’s Directory of Health Plans