The Death of Walmart Health - An Inside Scoop

Walmart has been lying about the "success" & growth of Walmart Health. Meanwhile, things were so bad that Walmart's marketing folks were going door-to-door, begging seniors to switch to Walmart Health

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Walmart has been lying about the “success” and growth of Walmart Health for over a year. Meanwhile, things were so bad that Walmart’s marketing folks were going door-to-door, begging seniors to switch to Walmart Health.

On April 30, 2024, Walmart Health announced that it is shutting down all 51 of its healthcare clinics. This means no more primary care, no specialty care, and no MeMD. Telehealth, pharmacy, and other healthcare services will now be managed exclusively through Epic. (Regular readers of my newsletter should not find this news surprising.)

I have spoken to folks deeply familiar with the downfall of Walmart Health.

Walmart made several rookie mistakes, which I will explore in detail.

There are a ton of great lessons if we are to finally succeed in integrating technology into healthcare effectively.

I will explore 10 different topics concerning the demise of Walmart Health and share my insights and lessons.

I will also reveal my predictions about who will likely fail next and explain my reasoning.

Let’s start this fascinating story...