Walmart to Shut Down All Clinic Locations Amid Rising Costs – What It Means for Your Healthcare? [Yahoo! Finance]
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The big box retailer will close 51 clinic locations and shut down the virtual care offerings. The company said in a release that the plan will not affect its 4,600 pharmacies and more than 3,000 vision centers. “This is a difficult decision, and like others, the challenging reimbursement environment and escalating operating costs create a lack of profitability that make the care business unsustainable for us at this time,” Walmart said. “Through our experience managing Walmart Health centers and Walmart Health Virtual Care, we determined there is not a sustainable business model for us to continue,” Walmart added. CNBC noted, citing two people familiar with the matter, that the clinics will close over the next 45 to 90 days. CNBC added that the shortage of healthcare workers in the U.S. has also increased the company's labor costs. The announcement comes just a month after Walmart said it planned to double the size of its clinic footprint by opening up 22 new locations th
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