Apr
24

Retail Clinics Hit 10 Million Annual Visits But Just 2% Of Primary Care Market

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The proliferation of retail health means Americans are visiting retail clinics more than 10 million times a year at 1,800-plus locations, yet this convenient and low cost care model accounts for just a fraction of primary care in the U.S., according to a new report.

Manatt Health, a health care consulting firm, said retail clinics represent about 2% of “all primary care encounters” in the U.S. even with the cost of care at a retail clinic about one-third that of traditional outpatient settings. Manatt’s study, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, indicated retail health will fuel the move to value-based health care and a “culture of health,” but there are various hurdles that include lack of government reimbursement…

Retail Clinics Hit 10 Million Annual Visits But Just 2% Of Primary Care Market

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