Healthcare division of retail giant Walmart, Walmart Health announced that it has entered into a collaborative care agreement with Ambetter, the Florida health insurer of Sunshine Health and Orlando Health, a Florida-based network of community and specialty hospitals.
Walmart Health Centers offer labs, primary care, X-rays and EKGs, dental, behavioral health and select specialty services 24/7, with telehealth options available.
Under an agreement with Ambetter Health, Florida members of the Ambetter Value Plan in Orange, Duval, Clay, Hillsboro, Osceola, Seminole and Pasco counties will receive care coordination and referral management services through Walmart Health Centers as their preferred provider. Can receive.
Ambetter Health has been available on the health insurance market for a long time and is one of the key medical programs offered by managed care companies. Centene Co., Ltd.
Walmart and the health system Orlando Health will work closely to provide care coordination services to Orlando residents and their healthcare providers, streamlining the patient experience around transitions of care and improving communication between Walmart Health Centers and Orlando healthcare providers. We will continue to strengthen this.
This agreement marks Walmart’s first patient care coordination agreement with a health system.
“By collaborating with Walmart Health and focusing on coordinating care across a common patient population, we will be able to more quickly identify patient needs and collaborate to improve outcomes in the Orlando region. “It’s a good thing,” said Carrie Dortona, senior vice president at Orlando Health. said the president of Orlando Health Medical Group in a statement.
bigger trends
walmart health Launched in 2019 to open health centers in states across the country Walmart has 23 health centers in Florida and expects to open more than 75 centers nationwide by the end of 2024.
In 2021, Walmart will announced the acquisition of MeMD, a telemedicine company providing primary care, virtual urgent care, and behavioral health services. The telehealth provider changed its name to Walmart Health Virtual Care in 2022 as part of its transition to Walmart Health.
Last year, Walmart announced: In a 10-year partnership with UnitedHealthcare, Optum, a unit of UnitedHealth Group, will provide seniors in Medicare Advantage plans and Medicare to 15 Walmart healthcare locations in Florida and Georgia. It will provide analytical and decision support tools to improve value-based care for beneficiaries.