Behavioral Health Business September 7, 2022
Chris Larson

Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) and UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) will roll out a value-based care model at 15 Walmart Health locations in January 2023.

The two titans of their respective industries announced Wednesday that the new, 10-year-long partnership will serve “hundreds of thousands” of seniors on Medicare Advantage (MA) plans.

Behavioral health will be a fundamental part of the arrangement.

Walmart Health’s core services include behavioral health and community health workers, along with a range of services at one-stop outpatient health clinics, a spokesperson told Behavioral Health Business in an email. Additionally, through its subsidiaries, UnitedHealth Group can bring many behavioral health resources to the table.

Further, both companies are seeking to bring comprehensive services to patients to derive greater...

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