Fierce Healthcare July 8, 2020
Walmart’s latest step into healthcare will have the retail giant operating an insurance agency.
Job listings show the company has quietly formed Walmart Insurance Service, LLC., focusing initially in the Dallas-Fort Worth market. The listings indicate that the initial focus will be on selling Medicare plans, though it’s unclear if that means Medicare Advantage plans, Medicare supplemental plans or both.
Walmart spokesperson Marilee McInnis confirmed the news in a statement to Fierce Healthcare, saying the company is “expanding our current insurance services to now include the sale of insurance policies to our customers.”
“We’re always looking for ways to help our customers save money and live better, and insurance services is one another way we do that,” McInnis said. “We...
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