HealthsystemCIO.com August 5, 2020
David Chou

Walmart’s health centers are coming to Florida to focus on affordable and accessible care for the community in the Jacksonville area. They are the largest private-sector employer, and the largest grocer in the United States. Now, Walmart is looking to become a healthcare organization.

The health clinic will offer full-service primary and urgent care, labs, x-ray and diagnostics, counseling, dental, optical and hearing services, in the same vicinity or adjacent to the retail shop. The fee schedule will be $30 for an adult annual checkup, and a strep test costs $20. A dental exam is $25, including X-rays. With these price points, it will be hard for Walmart to make a margin, while hospitals will be unable to match Walmart’s...

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