Retailer continues push to, apparently, take over everything
(NEWSER) - Walmart: First it replaced your bank , now it wants to replace your doctor. The retailer says it intends to "dramatically ... lower the cost of healthcare ... by becoming the largest provider of primary healthcare services in the nation," according to a recent request for information sent to potential health partners. The request (which, NPR notes, came during the same week Walmart announced it was slashing employee health insurance benefits ) indicates that the company plans to offer a very broad range of healthcare services in-store, overseeing patients with conditions ranging from diabetes to depression to HIV. More»
