Walmart, the largest retailer in the United States, will close all 51 of its health care centers in six states and end virtual health care services, the company said Tuesday. Walmart had made a big push into health care in recent years, opening clinics next to its superstores that offered primary and urgent care, labs, X-rays, behavioral health and dental work — Arkansas, Florida, … [Read more...]
Urgent cares, retail health clinics lack sufficient regulation: report
Urgent care centers and retail health clinics are under-regulated, with many states lacking access to them for people in low-income and medically underserved communities or who are uninsured. That’s what Community Catalyst and the National Health Law Program are saying in a new report, Making “Convenient Care” the Right Care for All: Improving State Oversight of Urgent Care Centers and … [Read more...]