Managed Healthcare Executive September 28, 2019
Walmart’s new Georgia-based primary care clinic—Walmart Health—a model it’s likely to spread to other markets—could be a tipping point for healthcare in America.
The big box retailer’s new primary care clinic and the launch of its digital healthcare site— WalmartHealth.com—are just the beginning, according to one industry expert.
“Walmart represents the latest move by a company with huge revenue and scale to disintermediate outpatient care from the traditional inpatient chassis,” says Ken Kaufman, chair of Chicago-based healthcare consultancy Kaufman Hall. “Aside from its physical and digital footprint, Walmart—which generated $515 billion in sales in 2018—has the financial strength to underprice legacy providers for as long as it takes to supplant its competitors for consumer loyalty.”
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