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Big Business and Big Implications: Walmart’s Investment in Primary Care Clinics
America’s largest retail giant Walmart is not usually thought of as a stalwart leader in health care. Yet, the corporation sent waves of caution through provider communities across the country when a confidential document was circulated last month suggesting that Walmart was exploring ways to build a national, integrated, low-cost primary health care platform to conduct basic preventive treatments and management of certain chronic diseases. The story immediately raised questions by experts about how (if at all) Walmart could accomplish this feat, what it would mean for primary care communities, as well as the retail giant’s motives.  However, just a few days after the original story broke, the company backed off some of their own language, stating they  have no plans of building a health care network. Still, it seems that Walmart remains interested in expanding its healthcare operations in order to attract customers to their stores, and given rapid expansion of primary care services in retail settings, why wouldn’t they? more...
Posted by SWL Admin on Jan 11, 2012 5:43 PM EST

Policy Corner

 
Welcome to the new "Policy Corner" section of the website. I've heard from many of you, that you have a great level of interest in policy related to primary care. I'd like to use this section to shine the spotlight on some of the most vital policy discussions in the news. These posts will aim to go a little deeper into the most pivotal policy issues affecting primary care. Expect this section to grow more robust with time.

In the meantime, please send comments, suggestions or recommendations my way at brian.schon@primarycareprogress.org.
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