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Wal-Mart, CVS Caremark propose Medicaid drugs savings
A Medicaid reform commission in Alabama mulls whether turning the drug program over to big-box chains, such as Wal-Mart, will cut costs, The Anniston Star reported.
Will self-service kiosks improve preventive care?
As support builds for retail clinics to help the U.S. healthcare industry manage a major physician shortage expected to intensify upon healthcare reform implementation, retailers like Walmart and Sam's Club are transforming self-service healthcare to fill the need for preventive care, The (Minneapolis) Star Tribune reported.
Retail giants join payment reform movement
Walgreens has teamed up with physician groups in three accountable care organizations, while Wal-Mart is putting its support behind other team-based, high-value care reforms.
Is fixed-price care a win for hospitals, employers, patients?
Negotiating fixed surgical rates with employers has been gaining popularity among major health systems, but the new payment model could pose threats to some patients who travel longer distances for a deal.
Cleveland Clinic, Wal-Mart partner in direct-employer services
Six major health centers are making a pact with the world's largest retailer to offer Wal-Mart employees free heart and spine surgeries, Reuters reported.
Humana partners with Walmart to offer low-cost, healthy foods
Humana is launching a first-of-its-kind program with Wal-Mart stores to help make healthful foods more affordable for its members.
New diabetes texting programs have ambitious goals
After more than a year of testing the concept of using text messaging to change health behavior, a federal/state/local partnership is taking things to the next level. It's a program called
Costco expands EHR offerings for providers
Shopping giant Costco is going nationwide with its electronic health record venture. The big box retailer jumped on the EHR vendor bandwagon this past June on a test-case basis, teaming up with
What Walmart's primary care plans mean to physicians
Walmart isn't known for generating great life-affirming experiences, writes FierceHealthFinance editor Ron Shinkman in his commentary this week. Nonetheless, Shinkman continues, its leadership is
Walmart's low-cost approach could shake up providers
This week, I'm going to conflate Walmart with The New Yorker magazine. Wish me luck. As an institution and retail destination, Walmart has made me slightly queasy. Its rambling wares have put many a
