MarketWatch May 9, 2019
Quentin Fottrell

Health-care advocates say a good health-care system requires a solid foundation of primary care, so why is it on the decline?

An increasing number of employer-sponsored health insurance enables people to go directly to a specialist and avoid paying extra for a primary-care physician.

Has your primary-care physician closed up shop? It’s happening all over the country.

Walgreens announced last month that it will start operating primary-care physician services at some of its stores. They will operate differently from traditional walk-in care facilities at pharmacies where people typically go when they have an immediate health problem.

The offices will be 2,500 square feet, and have a separate entrance, plus connecting doors to Walgreens. Patients (and Walgreens customers) can go there...

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Topics: Health System / Hospital, Healthcare System, Patient / Consumer, Physician, Primary care, Provider, Retail care, Trends
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