MedCity News May 18, 2023
Katie Adams

Retail clinic claims volumes have shot up by 200% in the past five years, according to a new report. The research argued that retailers are beginning to seriously compete with the traditional healthcare system when it comes to the primary care market — growth in retail clinic claims have greatly outpaced claims growth for urgent care centers, emergency departments and physician practices.

If you enter a drugstore in any major American city, there’s a good chance you might see a retail health clinic. In the past decade or so, healthcare stakeholders have gone back and forth as to whether these clinics will have a significant impact on healthcare delivery in the U.S. But a new report reveals that retail clinics...

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