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November 22, 2011 05:25 pm GMT
Startups thrive on discontinuities and disruption. NPR and Kaiser Health News broke a major story that Walmart intends to become the largest provider of primary care in the country. While Walmart backed away from some of what was reported in their Request for Information, there's enough wiggle room in their statement to drive a truck through. In my view, this is the biggest news in healthcare since health reform. Regardless of how one feels about Walmart, it's indisputable that they have a massive footprint and ripple effect that is good news for healthtech companies. With 1.4 million employees and hundreds of millions of customer visits every month, Wal-Marts impact is without parallel. Its one reason that the Sierra Club partnered with Walmart on its Sustainability Program. At one time, Walmart would have been a target of scorn by the Sierra Club but they saw the impact they could have. The effect of Sierra Clubs partnership with Walmart may have had a more positive outcome on the environment than just about any other Sierra Club initiative.
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Startups thrive on discontinuities and disruption. NPR and Kaiser Health News broke a major story that Walmart intends to become the largest provider of primary care in the country. While Walmart backed away from some of what was reported in their Request for Information, there's enough wiggle room in their statement to drive a truck through. In my view, this is the biggest news in healthcare since health reform. Regardless of how one feels about Walmart, it's indisputable that they have a massive footprint and ripple effect that is good news for healthtech companies. With 1.4 million employees and hundreds of millions of customer visits every month, Wal-Marts impact is without parallel. Its one reason that the Sierra Club partnered with Walmart on its Sustainability Program. At one time, Walmart would have been a target of scorn by the Sierra Club but they saw the impact they could have. The effect of Sierra Clubs partnership with Walmart may have had a more positive outcome on the environment than just about any other Sierra Club initiative.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/5L2zQTztC6s/
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