Walmart Expands the Range of Services of Walmart Health

I have posted a number of recent notes about CVS' initiatives in primary care (see, for example:Push-Pull at Work in the Expansion of CVS Health into Primary Healthcare). Its major competitor in this space (i.e., healthcare offered in big-box and retail drug stores) is Walmart and a recent article discussed how the company is greatly expanding its range of services (see:Walmart tests dentistry and mental care as it moves deeper into primary health), Below is an excerpt from it:Walmart is opening up a new health clinic, calledWalmart Health, in Georgia....At the new clinic, the company will offer hearing tests, 60-minute counseling sessions and vision tests....It also went online with the site “Walmarthealth.com, ” where patients can set up appointments....The Dallas location, which is set to open its doors next month, will give patients access to comprehensive and low-cost primary care, including...mental health issues. The clinic is in a separate building next door to a Walmart store to give a sense of privacy for patients....Walmart is already one of the largest pharmacy companies in the U.S., offering in-store sections for prescription drugs in almost all of its 4,700 locations across the U.S. The company said health and wellness, which includes pharmacy, clinical and optical services, accounted for about 9%, or $36 billion, of its roughly $332 billion in U.S. sales last fiscal year....Primary care is a newer market for Walmart and puts it in competition with a dif...
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