HealthsystemCIO.com August 5, 2020
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...