The Emerging Community Health Center?

Fast and cheap is a hard value proposition to compete with. But this is the market positioning embraced by the major facility-based retailers—CVS, Walgreens, Walmart, Krogers, etc.—health care services that are convenient services at a low price. And just this week, there were major expansion announcements by Walmart and Walgreens—with more to come.

Walmart just opened five new free standing health centers in Florida that will provide a range of services. The centers will have primary care and screening services with a labs, x-rays, and electrocardiograms. In addition they will be offering specialty services—behavioral . . .