Walgreens Boots Alliance and VillageMD today announced that WBA has agreed to make an additional investment of $5.2 billion in VillageMD to advance its strategic position in the delivery of value-based primary care.
The investment will accelerate the opening of at least 600 Village Medical at Walgreens primary care practices in more than 30 U.S. markets by 2025 and 1,000 by 2027, with more than half of those practices in medically underserved communities, the retail pharmacy giant said in a news release. Walgreens’ partnership with VillageMD will lead to a significant increase in access to primary care in underserved urban and rural communities – more than 75 percent of Americans live within five miles of a Walgreens.
The investment increases WBA’s ownership stake in VillageMD to 63 percent from 30 percent. VillageMD remains a standalone company, with its own board and management, and the company plans to conduct an IPO in 2022. Read more.
