Walmart debuts new clinic concept
Walmart executives hosted a series of store tours and briefings in advance of its company shareholders meeting in June, reported DSN sister publication Retailing Today. “Walmart opened its first owned health care clinic in Copperas Cove, Texas, recently and introduced a pricing model eerily similar to the flat rate $4 and $10 generic drug programs launched eight years ago,” noted editor Mike Troy. “Except in this case, Walmart associates can see a primary care doctor at the clinic for $4 and customers pay $40.” The clinic will serve about 4,500 employees who work in proximity to the store, according to Labeed Diab, Walmart’s president of health and wellness.
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