Dr. Walmart: Retailer may offer more primary healthcare
It’s not enough to be a clothing store, grocer, pharmacy, auto servicer and more. It looks as if Wal-Mart Stores Inc. now plans to play doctor too.
The largest retailer in the country recently sent out a request for information to potential partners to help it offer a range of medical services without the traditionally steep prices.
In the 14-page document, Wal-Mart said that it “intends to build a national, integrated, low-cost primary care healthcare platform that will provide preventative and chronic care services … in an affordable and accessible way.”
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Photo: A woman leaves a Wal-Mart in Rosemead. Credit: Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times / October 30, 2009