as i explore my career possibilities in the wellness field, i am continuously hearing the phrase "integrative medicine is the future of health care." this is great news because i would like to study western biomedicine, eastern chinese medicine, yoga, nutrition, public health, culinary arts, etc, and teach people how to eat, move and be happy!
so of course i was surprised when i learned this morning that walmart wants to be in the healthcare business. npr reported that walmart "wants to dominate a growing part of the healthcare market, offering a range of medical services from basic prevention to management of chronic conditions like diabetes and heart disease". it started with little quick care clinics and now they want to do chronic disease management. i wonder if it is going to work. walmart is good at what they do; they sell cheap wares because they squeeze suppliers with bulk purchasing. how that carries over to healthcare is beyond me but if anyone can pull it off it would be them. it is reported that they intend to build a national, integrated, low-cost primary care healthcare platform and become the largest provider of primary healthcare services in the nation. in a shopping super store? i won't hold my breath.
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