Health care
BY CONNOR PITTMAN
Health Care Edition
2025
Welcome to Community Impact ’s annual Health Care Edition! This brand new guide features the latest updates and resources on health and wellness in your community. All of the stories were written by our team of local journalists. This special edition explores the evolving landscape of local healthcare. We highlight key trends and the people driving change in our community. Thank you for letting us be part of your journey.
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Walmart aims to make health care a ordable, accessible
same level of care regardless of their income,” Peloquin said. The details Walmart o ers automatic prescription re lls for generic drugs in both 30- and 90-day dosages, but can also work with specialty pharmacies to ll more advanced prescriptions, Peloquin said. The company is also trying to place pharmacies within most stores in an e ort to reduce barriers to health care and make it easier for individuals to access two basic needs in the same place. Walmart employs thousands of pharmacists, who dispense and advise patients on medications, and pharmacist technicians, which run cash registers and help with clerical work. “They’re not always going to go to the doctor, but they’re going to go to the grocery store,” she said. Drone delivery, which allows customers to get medications and groceries at the same time, and virtual care are also available, Peloquin said,
As health care becomes more expensive with Texas families on average paying more than $7,500 annually, Walmart is attempting to address the issue. A report by Texas 2036, a nonpartisan public policy organization, found that 41% of likely Texas voters, over half of which are mothers, skipped on health care because they did not know the nal cost. In the same report, 39% of adults worried about their ability to cover the cost of health care. Shantay Peloquin, the regional director for Walmart Health and Wellness in North Texas, said the company strives to make health care more accessible and a ordable. While insurance covers most treatments o ered through Walmart Health and Wellness, Walmart is committed to price transparency, Peloquin added. Price transparency is one way to address increas- ing health care costs, per the Texas 2036 report. “We think that everybody should have the
Walmart Health and Wellness gures Services are widely available at most Walmarts.
Over 600 pharmacies across Texas
Over 3,900 pharmacist technicians in Texas
More than 1,600 registered pharmacists statewide
SOURCE: WALMART COMMUNITY IMPACT
further reducing barriers for health care. What else? Walmart Health and Wellness also o ers vac- cines and travel immunizations. For individuals 14 years old and older, travel immunizations are available without a prescription as of May. Many Walmart stores also o er optical services through independent optometrists, Peloquin said.
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