Fierce Healthcare June 7, 2024
Walmart announced that it is closing all 51 of its health centers and virtual care operations just five years after they launched. These centers were offering primary and dental care, behavioral health, audiology, labs, X-ray and telehealth.
Walmart made a studied business decision, but we should be sad about the early demise of this inchoate effort and worried about what it could mean for the future of retail-based healthcare.
Primary care has been the bedrock of health services delivery, but the traditional model is no longer sustainable. There are too few primary care doctors in practice, and many are nearing retirement or planning to cut back due to professional burnout and other factors.
The Association of American Medical Colleges forecasts...
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