EP92: How Retail Can Bring Accessible Health Care to Communities Everyday with Kevin Host, Walmart

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EP92: How Retail Can Bring Accessible Health Care to Communities Everyday with Kevin Host, Walmart
May 21, 2025 Season 5 Episode 92
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In this episode, Wendy Liebmann talks to Kevin Host, SVP Health & Wellness Pharmacy at Walmart about how the retailer is bringing accessible health care to communities across the US, every day and in times of crisis. 

They discuss: 

  • The ongoing challenges to delivering easy to access pharmacy and medical care in the US 
  • How Walmart is bringing solutions to “health deserts” 
  • The ways technology – from automatic pharmacy fills to home delivery --  are enabling pharmacists to deliver healthier patients outcomes, easier access and better in-store experiences 
  • Walmart’s “health strategy”  that involves, more affordable nutritional options, Nourish My Health 
  • How other countries are addressing the challenges of health coverage 
  • Accessible health care in times of weather-related crises 
  • And, the role of drones, new store formats, parking lots and more. 

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