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9 numbers that show how big Walmart's role in
healthcare is
By Jackie Drees
W
almart has continued to grow its
presence in healthcare over the
past few years, with expansions of
its primary care clinics and the launch of its
new insurance arm.
Here are nine numbers that show how big
Walmart is in healthcare and how it plans
to grow:
Walmart has opened 20 standalone health-
care centers and plans to open at least 15
more in 2021. e health centers offer pri-
mary care, urgent care, labs, counseling and
other services.
Walmart's board approved a plan in 2018
to scale to 4,000 clinics by 2029. However,
that plan is in flux as the retail giant may be
rolling back its clinic strategy, according to a
February Insider report.
Walmart in January confirmed plans to
offer COVID-19 vaccines in 11 states and
Puerto Rico.
In 2020, Walmart established 600 COVID-19
testing sites.
Walmart said it believes expanding its stand-
alone clinics will help bring affordable, qual-
ity healthcare to more Americans because 90
percent of Americans live within 10 miles of
a Walmart store.
e Walmart Health model lowers the cost
of delivering healthcare services by about 40
percent for patients, according to Walmart's
former health and wellness president Sean
Slovenski.
In October, Walmart partnered with Medi-
care Advantage insurer Clover Health on its
first health insurance plans, which will be
available to 500,000 people in eight Georgia
counties.
Walmart's insurance arm, Walmart Insurance
Services, partnered with eight payers during
the Medicare open enrollment period in
2020 to sell its Medicare products. Humana,
UnitedHealthcare and Anthem Blue Cross
Blue Shield were among the insurers offering
the products. n
