Managed Healthcare Executive December 17, 2021
The discount retailer signaled this summer that it was preparing to get into the delivery of healthcare.
Dollar General is poised to become the latest retailer to start providing healthcare. The discount retailer has hired a chief medical officer and announced that it is considering offering a variety of services — including telehealth, eye care and prescription pickup — as it focuses on rural areas that have been called “healthcare deserts” because options are so scarce.
At this point, Dollar General is playing its healthcare cards close to its chest. The company declined to discuss its plans with Managed Healthcare Executive®. But in a news release this summer, the company said it was positioning itself to be a provider in...