A giant retailer is trying to throw its clout into cutting the cost and increasing the convenience of receiving routine medical care.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Bentonville, Ark., says it hopes to work with outside companies, such as RediClinic L.L.C., Houston, to open about 400 in-store clinics by 2010.
Wal-Mart expects to open in-store clinics in Atlanta, Dallas and Little Rock, Ark., in April.