Healthcare DIVE September 7, 2022
Ultimately, the goal is to serve hundreds of thousands of seniors and Medicare beneficiaries in value-based arrangements through multiple Medicare Advantage plans.
Walmart and UnitedHealth are linking up on a decadelong collaboration deal to offer healthcare services, first targeting seniors, the companies announced Wednesday.
The partnership between the retailer and vertically integrated healthcare firm — giant U.S. companies both with hundreds of billions of dollars in annual revenue — comes as Walmart looks to build out its care delivery network and UnitedHealth looks to expand the reach of its Medicare Advantage plans.
The value-based care partnership will start next year with 15 Walmart Health locations in Florida and Georgia, and expand into new geographies over time, according to a release.
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