I've always thought of Kaiser as the Walmart of Healthcare. In my experience, they do just enough to keep you alive and out of the office with minimal effort to actually cure you (from personal experience as well as the first hand experiences of several friends).
But now Walmart wants to do their own healthcare.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/08/business/in-ambitious-bid-walmart-seeks-foothold-in-primary-care-services.html
On one hand... its great that they can reach people who are otherwise unserved/underserved. On the other hand... do I want healthcare from someone famous for selling cheap foreign made products and providing low, low income jobs?
I'm not sure how I feel about that.
I also wonder if Walmart's own employees make enough to be able to afford Walmart Heathcare?
Where nearly 20% of GDP is spent on healthcare, it makes sense that Walmart would want in on that cheddar.
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