In April, Walmart (NYSE: WMT) announced it would close its 51 health centers and virtual care programs, including several behavioral health programs. The company declared that its health segment simply did not offer a “sustainable business model” for it to continue. When Walmart Health launched in 2019, it set out to expand access to care […]
After five years of operation, Walmart (NYSE: WMT) has decided to close its health centers and virtual care program. The retail giant determined that Walmart Health, which included a variety of behavioral health programs, did not have a “sustainable business model for us to continue.” The news could signal more considerable challenges ahead for retailers […]
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 […]
Walmart is incorporating behavioral healthcare into its new virtual diabetes care program. Delivered via the retail giant’s telehealth subsidiary MeMD, the diabetes program is pitched as a tool for employers and payers to help members manage their diabetes. Program participants meet with a medical provider, who can assess a patient’s medical and nutritional history, as […]
Walmart (NYSE: WMT) will open five Walmart Health locations in Florida, continuing the expansion of the retail titan’s presence in the health care space. On Tuesday, the company opened a location in Jacksonville, Florida, and announced the opening of at least four more locations in the Jacksonville, Orlando and Tampa areas. Walmart initially announced a […]
The creation of urgent mental health care in retail locations isn’t coming, it’s already underway. Huge players in the retail and health care space have already built a foundation for themselves to make mental health care more accessible. Over the last 20 years or so, urgent care blazed a new retail-like trail for physical health […]
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