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JUNE 18, 2013 | HEALTH LEADERS MEDIA: PwC: Pace of Rising Medical Costs Slowing
Lower-cost healthcare options such as retail clinics and a decline in hospital readmissions are holding the projected increase in medical costs to 6.5%, a full percentage point lower than the 2013 projected rate, says PwC's Medical Cost Trend report.
JUNE 18, 2013 | MSNBC: Health Care Costs Really Are Coming Under Control
No one expects health care costs to decline anytime soon, but the rate of medical inflation has fallen sharply over the past few years, and partisans have competing explanations. Is health care reform making care more efficient and affordable, or has health care spending dipped just because of the recession?
JUNE 8, 2013 | TEH COLUMBUS DISPATCH: Pharmacy Clinics Fill Need, Draw Concerns
When Akim Reid needed a physical for his job, he couldn’t turn to his regular doctor — he doesn’t have one. The Loxahatchee, Fla., resident called around for someone to do the exam. Everyone he called could see him — next month. • So he went online for a clinic that could take him on short notice. He found one — his local pharmacy.
JUNE 12, 2013 | ACCENTURE: Retail Medical Clinics: From Foe to Friend?
Why Retail Clinic counts will double in three years and save $800 million dollars per year.
MAY 22, 2013 | CHICAGO TRIBUNE: More Americans Using Retail Health Clinics
As wait times to see a doctor for simple problems like sinusitis and urinary tract infection lengthen, more and more Americans are turning to retail health clinics--walk-in medical facilities located in pharmacies, grocery stores, and retailers such as Walmart and Target. The number of visits to such clinics quadrupled from 1.48 million in 2007 to 5.97 million in 2009, according to a study published in the journal Health Affairs, and topped 10 million last year.