Steve Case, the creator of AOL, is fed up with our health care system and is speaking out about the changes we need. He’s not the only one. The problem is that the power is in the hands of just a few mega insurance companies who mistreat doctors and their patients. So what are the alternatives? Retailers are leading the way in innovation with the in-store clinics that are popping up all over the country. The clinics have one of the following: a doctor, a nurse or a physician’s assistant. The cost for patients is much less because overhead is next to nothing. The store benefits because patients usually fill their prescriptions in the store. One mini-clinic mogul has opened 16 mini-clinics in retail stores and plans to open 1,400 total.
Minute Clinic is another chain with lots of stores where a visit is just $49. There is no follow through on care with these places. But, most of that is up to us to do.