Medical Economics May 18, 2023
Primary care physician claims down 13% in that same timeframe
High-usage during the pandemic drove retail clinic claims to 200% growth from 2017-2022, according to a report from Definitive Healthcare. During that same five-year period, urgent care claims volume increased 70%, while hospital emergency department claims decreased 1% andprimary care physician claims decreased 13%.
The report attributes the retail clinic increase in large part because the federal government made national retail pharmacies a key part of its COVID-19 vaccination strategy. As more people were vaccinated, overall retail clinic use declined from 2021 to 2022, but outside of COVID-related claims, retail clinic claims were still up 21% in that time frame.
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