CINCINNATI — Colleen Lindholz is president of Kroger Health, the health care division of the Kroger Co. and one of the leading retail health care organizations in the United States. In that role, she oversees a team of 24,000 associates including pharmacists, nurse practitioners, dietitians and technicians staffing more than 2,200 pharmacies and over 220
CINCINNATI — Laura Raney’s career at Kroger Co. spans more than 30 years, starting in 1991 as an assistant pharmacy manager in Knoxville, Tenn. She currently is a national health and wellness director for Kroger Health. At present Raney is on special assignment as the national director leading a major Kroger Health initiative, Project Passion,
CINCINNATI—Kroger Co. has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its specialty pharmacy business to CarelonRx, a subsidiary of Elevance Health. “Kroger Specialty Pharmacy has been part of our company since 2012, and we want to thank our management team and associates for their enduring commitment to their patients,” Kroger Health president Colleen Lindholz said.
CINCINNATI — Kroger Health and Soda Health Inc. have launched a smart benefits program combining the former’s services with the latter’s &more platform. The program allows participating Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and employer benefits program recipients to receive certain pharmacy, nutrition services and other eligible benefits at Kroger pharmacies, in addition to purchasing eligible food and
CINCINNATI — Visory Health, a women-led, patient-first health tech prescription platform that is transforming the way women, families and caregivers access affordable healthcare through its online prescription discount card, today announces its participation in the 2023 Kroger Wellness Festival in Cincinnati, Ohio, from September 22 to 23, 2023. The Kroger Wellness Festival is designed to
CINCINNATI — Kroger Health and Performance Kitchen announced a collaboration aimed at providing grocery shoppers with what the partners call medically tailored meals. The evidence-based, registered dietitian-approved meals offer nutrition intervention for people living with health conditions including diabetes, heart disease and cancer. The program’s medically tailored meals (MTMs) are created to meet the specific
CINCINNATI — Kroger Health, the health care division of The Kroger Co., is reminding and encouraging students and customers to get vaccinated ahead of the upcoming school year to protect against and prevent the spread of infectious diseases. “Back-to-school preparations should include making sure students are up to date on their vaccinations and completing their
CINCINNATI — While Kroger Co. is best known as the nation’s grocer, the company is also a potent force in health care, with 2,255 pharmacies and 226 clinics across the U.S. The drive is under way to maximize synergies between the two sides of the business, positioning “food as medicine” as a means to keep
Mass Market Retailers held a reception in New York City recently to honor the executives chosen as the publication’s “People Who Made a Difference” in 2022. Receiving awards were: Scott Crawford, chief merchandising officer at Fresh Direct; Heather Hughes, group vice president of beauty, personal care, seasonal at Walgreens; and Vinima Shekhar, vice president of
CINCINNATI — The Kroger Health Center for Advanced Community Care, a joint project of Kroger Health and the University of Cincinnati James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy, recently celebrated its one-year anniversary. The Center employs pharmacists, technicians, nurse practitioners, and dietitians to provide an interprofessional model of care. It also provides practical experiences for students
CINCINNATI — Kroger Health, the health care division of The Kroger Co., has made a $100,000 donation to the Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) to assist in the development of standard pharmacy performance measures. “We are committed to empowering our health care professionals to work at the top of their licenses. As medication experts and some of the most
CINCINNATI — Kroger Health has provided Express Scripts, Inc. (ESI), written notice of its intention to terminate their pharmacy provider agreement for commercial customers. Since February, Kroger has attempted on dozens of occasions to negotiate in good faith with ESI – seeking a more equitable and fair contract that lowers cost, increases access, and delivers