Oak Street Health
Oak Street Health, Inc. is a health care network of primary care centers for older adults with Medicare.[1]
Type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Health care |
Founded | 2012 |
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Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Parent | CVS Health |
Website | www |
In May 2023, CVS Health acquired the company for $10.6 billion.[2]
History
Oak Street Health was founded in 2012 by Mike Pykosz, Griffin Myers and Geoff Price and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.[3][4][5] Oak Street Health is the only primary care provider endorsed by the AARP.[6] Oak Street Health operates in helping older adults stay healthy by providing preventive care, education and social activities to support overall health well-being.[7]
In October 2021, Oak Street Health acquired RubiconMD, a healthtech company for $130 million, the deal enables Oak Street to integrate its care model with virtual specialty care of RubiconMD.[8]
On February 8, 2023 CVS Health announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Oak Street Health in an all-cash transaction at $39 per share, representing an enterprise value of approximately $10.6 billion. [9]
IPO
Oak Street Health has raised a total of $105.3M in funding over 4 rounds. In August 2020 Oak Street Health, went public and raised $328 million in its Initial Public offering.[10][11][12] The company offered 15.6 million shares at $21 per share on the New York Stock Exchange, where it is traded under the ticker “OSH.”[13]
Operations
Oak Street Health head office is based in Chicago, Illinois. It began operating in 2012. By January 2020, it had expanded to 50 centers in eight states.[14] By October 2021, there were more than 100 centers in 18 states.[15]
References
- Multiple:
- "Clinic chains like ChenMed and Oak Street transformed how primary-care doctors get paid. Here's how they're tackling expensive specialty medicine". Business Insider. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
- "AARP's billion-dollar bounty". Fortune. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
- "Oak Street Health provides homebound with COVID-19 vaccines". Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- "Medicare patients have more options as clinic opens in Harwood Heights". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
- "How Oak Street Health has revamped its business model during the pandemic". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- "Coronavirus could change how you go to the doctor". Los Angeles Times. 2020-06-17. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- "CVS completes $10.6B acquisition of Oak Street Health". American City Business Journals. May 2, 2023. Archived from the original on May 3, 2023.
- "How healthcare providers are the key to building patient trust in telehealth care". Business Insider. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
- Abbott, Brianna (2022-02-27). "Community Workers Push to Get Covid-19 Tests to the Vulnerable". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- Tebor, Jorge L. Ortiz, John Bacon and Celina. "'It will get better': Biden says US headed toward time when virus won't be a disruption: Live COVID updates". USA Today. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
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- "Does the AARP have a billion-dollar conflict of interest?". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
- "Seniors decry ageism in health care settings". CNN. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- Carballo, Rebecca (2022-03-24). "A legacy of racism in the health care system is hurting patients, new research shows". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- Pykosz, Mike. "CEO of Oak Street Health: When the pandemic finally subsides, let's not forget to address root cause of health disparities". Business Insider. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
- Multiple:
- Kennedy, Corinne S. "During COVID-19, Memphis clinic for Medicare patients battles second epidemic: loneliness". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
- "Oak Street's patients are most at risk from COVID-19. Here's how its business is changing". Fierce Healthcare. 2020-04-21. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
- Grim, Ryan; Ahlman, Austin (December 14, 2021). "Medicare Privatization Scheme Faced Legal Questions About Profiteering". The Intercept. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- "Welcome back party held for Jackson's Oak Street Health seniors". WJTV. 2021-09-10. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- Washington, Julie (2021-05-20). "'She got to the right decision:' How doctors talk to vaccine-hesitant patients with empathy, compassion". cleveland. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- "Primary care firm Oak Street shares jump in NYSE debut". Reuters. 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- Landi, Heather (2021-10-22). "Oak Street Health expands virtual specialty care with $130M deal for RubiconMD". Fierce Healthcare. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- Crawford, T.J. (2023-02-08). "CVS Health to acquire Oak Street Health". CVS Health. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- "Primary care firm Oak Street shares jump in NYSE debut". Reuters. 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- Pflanzer, Lydia Ramsey; Hernbroth, Megan. "The hot healthcare startup Oak Street surged to a $9.5 billion valuation in its IPO. Here are the investors and execs who stand to make the most". Business Insider. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- Beltran, Luisa. "Oak Street Health Just Went Public. It's Trying to Fix Health Care". www.barrons.com. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- Reuter, Elise (2020-08-06). "Primary care startup Oak Street Health goes public for $328M". MedCity News. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- "Health care providers see green in a graying population". Crain's Chicago Business. 2020-01-10. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- Petlicki, Myrna (October 25, 2021). "Medicare patients have more options as clinic opens in Harwood Heights". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
External links
- Official website
- Historical business data for Oak Street Health, Inc.:
- SEC filings