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# [Making the Patient Primary: New Models of Care | 2020 Forbes Healthcare Summit](https://www.villagemd.com/news/making-the-patient-primary-new-models-of-care-2020-forbes-healthcare-summit)

 Written by [VillageMD](https://www.villagemd.com/news/author/villagemd) | Dec 14, 2020 7:00:00 PM

Walgreens Boots Alliance is investing $1 billion in its primary care partner VillageMD to open 500 to 700 physician-staffed clinics inside its drugstores in more than 30 U.S. markets within the next five years.

Click[ here](https://www.forbes.com/video/6215697943001/making-the-patient-primary-new-models-of-care--2020-forbes-healthcare-summit/?sh=a8386f349063) to watch the video. 

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