Healthcare DIVE November 2, 2023
The partnerships aim to improve care coordination and referrals from its 23 health centers in the state, the retailer said.
Dive Brief:
- Walmart Health plans to partner with an insurer and a health system in Florida in a bid to improve care coordination between its health centers and outside providers.
- The deal announced Tuesday includes Ambetter from Sunshine Health, which is operated by Centene and offers plans on the state’s Affordable Care Act marketplace, and Orlando Health, a system that includes 29 hospitals and free-standing emergency rooms as well as outpatient and urgent care centers in central Florida. It’s Walmart Health’s first patient care coordination agreement with a health system.
- The partnerships come as Walmart and other retailers have...