Retail clinics, employer activists poised to disrupt healthcare, report finds

Dive Brief:

• New business models are disrupting medical care, putting pressure on companies to rethink their strategies or risk being left behind, according to a new PwC Health Research Institute report.
• HRI points to four new archetypes of deals that are transforming healthcare economics and how patient get care: vertical integrators, employer activists, technology invaders and health retailers.
• Retail clinics have a particular strength, with their convenience and knowledge of consumer behavior. With features like online scheduling and bill paying and digital product support, they can draw patients away from traditional providers provided the price is right. About a fifth of consumers surveyed had visited a retail clinic in the past several years, according to the report....

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