DigitalHealth InvestorTalk Show What Will Happen to Employer HealthTech? With Steven Wardell and Marcus Osborne
Jan 10, 2025
In this insightful discussion, Marcus Osborne, Executive Chairman of Rightmove Health and former SVP of Walmart Health, shares his expertise on the evolving employer health tech landscape. He explores the shift in buying preferences among employer benefit leaders, signaling a looming wave of consolidation in the market. Joined by Steven Wardell, they delve into the impact of investment trends and political dynamics shaping healthcare innovation. The duo emphasizes the critical need for integrated solutions and how younger employees are driving the demand for digital technologies.
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Marcus Osborne's Unique Career Path
- Marcus Osborne shared his unique career path including roles at Walmart Health and the Clinton Foundation.
- He emphasized his non-traditional healthcare perspective shaped by diverse experiences.
Retailers' Learning Curve in Healthcare
- Walmart exited its virtual primary care and multi-service health businesses due to management difficulty and capital allocation.
- Retailers are learning from these experiences, which will influence their future moves in healthcare.
Value-Based Care Is Early and Evolving
- Value-based care is still in its early stages and we haven't found fully scalable, sustainable models yet.
- The recent pullbacks by retailers reflect the difficulty in creating working value-based care solutions, not a retreat from healthcare.