Jul 19, 2021

Discount store chain Dollar General is moving into health care

Dollar General has nearly doubled its store count in the last decade, filling in gaps in areas without big-box stores or grocery chains. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

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What would rural health care from a discount retailer look like?

by Blake Farmer

Jul 19, 2021

Dollar General, with more than 17,000 stores, is moving into health care. Many rural communities have lost hospitals in recent years.

Dollar General plans to provide a "comprehensive network" of affordable health services. Residents have a hard time getting medical care in some of the towns where it has stores.

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