Why Are Retail Health Clinic Experiments Struggling?

 

CVS, Walmart, and Walgreens are all scaling back or shuttering retail health clinics. Walgreens’ VillageMD recorded a $6 billion loss, an example of just how difficult it has become to generate profits from a healthcare model that retailers over the past decade bet would be a big win. Read more.

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