The boundaries of the healthcare business are changing.
Healthcare companies have started to move into new lines of business, with pharmacies buying health insurers, health insurers acquiring medical practices, and hospitals getting into the generic drug business. No two combinations look exactly the same.
It's part of a push by healthcare companies to both cut costs and gain more control over patients. At the same time, large tech companies are eyeing ways to disrupt healthcare, and the industry faces new kinds of medications with high costs.
