{"id":15376,"date":"2020-03-04T08:54:06","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T13:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=15376"},"modified":"2020-03-04T08:54:06","modified_gmt":"2020-03-04T13:54:06","slug":"walmart-is-testing-out-a-new-health-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=15376","title":{"rendered":"Walmart is testing out a new health center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Walmart is testing out a new health center in Calhoun, Georgia which is about 70 miles outside of Atlanta. \u00a0For $30 at \u201cWalmart Health\u201d, an uninsured patient can see doctors for routine checkups and ongoing treatment of chronic illnesses. \u00a0At Walmart Health, you can also get lab work, x-rays, dental care, behavioral health counseling, eye and hearing exams and access other services. The cost of these services range from $45 for eye exam to $60 for therapy sessions. \u00a0Why? According to Walmart executives, soaring costs and access to primary care options remain persistent challenges, especially in rural areas. Read article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winknews.com\/2020\/03\/03\/walmart-may-start-nationwide-health-care-offer-30-checkups-without-insurance\/\">here&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Medical-exam.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7838\" src=\"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Medical-exam-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Medical-exam-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Medical-exam.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<pre><strong>Notice:<\/strong> The link provided above connects readers to the full content of the posted article. The URL (internet address) for this link is valid on the posted date; medicarereport.org cannot guarantee the duration of the link\u2019s validity. Also, the opinions expressed in these postings are the viewpoints of the original source and are not explicitly endorsed by AMAC, Inc.; the AMAC Foundation, Inc.; or medicarereport.org.<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Walmart is testing out a new health center in Calhoun, Georgia which is about 70 miles outside of Atlanta. \u00a0For<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15376","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health-care-redesign"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15376","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15376"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15376\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15377,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15376\/revisions\/15377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15376"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}