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NewsRetail clinic growth falling short of expectations
It's beginning to look like the more ambitious projections for the growth of the retail clinics were, uh, a bit ambitious. While some pundits were expecting to see 2,500 retail clinics in operation... Read more...
Trend: Hospitals mounting attack on retail clinic business
For a while, it was beginning to look like the retail clinic phenomenon was peaking or perhaps even petering out, with a handful of clinics even being forced out of business. But maybe the truth is... Read more...
MinuteClinics doing well in Massachusetts
Just yesterday, we told you about CVS Caremark's plans to close 90 of its MinuteClinic retail clinics for their spring off-season. The move, coming from the retail clinic industry's largest player,... Read more...
Retail pharmacies' generic price war draws customers
Generics are generally a high-profit area, but lately retail pharmacies have been pretty aggressive in lowering their generic prices. Each pharmacy is trying to undercut their competitors and draw... Read more...
Study: Retail clinic users don't have personal doctors
For years now, many primary care physicians have battled the rise of retail clinics, arguing that such clinics would interfere with their patient relationships. However, a new study suggests that... Read more...
Walgreens battles CVS for MA retail clinic market
Over the past year, drugstore chain CVS has engaged in a protracted battle to get permission to open its MinuteClinics in locations across the Boston metro area. The effort involved not only getting... Read more...
More pluses than minuses in eventful week for retail clinics
So, it looks like retail clinic news has been a matter of two steps forward, one step back. For example, Cigna has just announced that it would pay for care delivered at another retail clinic chain,... Read more...
Caremark to pay $38.5M settlement
Pharmacy benefit manager Caremark Rx has agreed to pay a total of $38.5 million to 28 states and the District of Columbia to settle charges that it manipulated doctors into changing prescriptions... Read more...
Errors encouraged by fast pharmacy pace
A new investigation by USA Today suggests that corporate policies for retail pharmacies such as Walgreens and CVS--which together fill almost one-third of all U.S. prescriptions--could promote errors... Read more...
Start-up closes 23 Wal-Mart retail clinics
Heavily in debt and unable to pay its medical staff or vendors, start-up retail clinic operator CheckUps has closed down 23 clinics operating in Wal-Marts. The clinics were based in Florida and three... Read more...
| Press ReleasesMinuteClinic Becomes Participating Provider with Assurant Health MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- MinuteClinic (http://www.minuteclinic.com), the pioneer and largest provider of retail health care in the United States, announced that it has become a Read more >> An Innovation in Health Care Opens at a CVS/pharmacy Store in the Oklahoma City Region --MinuteClinic Provides Quality and Convenience Close to Home and the Workplace-- --Company Develops Strategic Alliance With Integris Health-- OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Quick, Read more >> |
