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Originally Posted by lindalove
I'm not too thrilled to go to a super walmart and buy food while the sick are coming in in droves.
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You're around "the sick" a lot more often than you think. They already have a pharmacy, so it's not like "the sick" have been absent from the Walmart to begin with. Would you rather those people without insurance (according to their numbers, almost half of those treated), who find an answer to their relatively common ailments, stay sicker for longer, or get much worse before they get better? There's something to be said for going to see a registered nurse who's licensed and capable to prescribe certain medicines, as a less costly alternative to a doctor's visit.
It should be noted, also, that these are not just regular nurses either, these are ARNP's- nurse practitioners. This means they can write prescriptions for some medications.
I'm normally not at all a fan of Walmart. I generally have a great dislike for them- but this may actually be a good idea. $30 or $40 for a visit when all you need is an antibiotic, or some cough medicine? That's very cheap compared to a doctor's visit, if you have no insurance. Not to mention the convenience- sometimes it can take a day or two to see your doctor for something... this just helps streamline things.