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Walmart is making its long-awaited move into delivering primary care: The retailer has

a half-dozen primary care clinics across South Carolina and Texas, and plans to launch six more.  

The clinics will be staffed by nurse practitioners, in a partnership with QuadMed.

These new clinics are fully owned by the company and branded explicitly as one-stop shops for primary care.

The clinics will be open longer and later than competitors.

The company’s size and scale potential as a disruptive innovator in healthcare is essentially peerless.

The company’s move comes at an ideal time to capture consumers, millions of Americans are getting insurance coverage through Obamacare, and seeking new, convenient sources of care.
Walmart’s stressed that their clinics will be a low-cost alternative to traditional options: Walk-in visits will cost just $40.     Moreover, it charges $4 for a visit by an employee. What a bargain.

Just a thought