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FTC slams IL physicians' retail clinic rules
In a move that could set back national physician efforts to control the evolution of retail clinics, the Federal Trade Commission has labeled retail clinic regs backed by Illinois doctors as Read more...
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> Hoping to cut down on costly unneeded care--too much of which goes unpaid--hospitals are working hard of late to move non-emergent patients to outpatient settings. Read more...
FTC comes down on IL bill restricting retail clinics
The Federal Trade Commission has let it be known that it isn't thrilled with pending legislation that could place limits on the state's growing retail clinic industry. The agency found that the bill, Read more...
Kroger chain invests in retail clinic operator
Retail grocery chain Kroger Co. made what it terms a "significant investment" this week in The Little Clinic LLC, a Brentwood, TN-based chain of retail clinics. The Little Clinic already operates 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...
Cigna pays for more retail clinic services
Cigna has expanded the number of retail clinics for which it will reimburse services, making it more likely that its peers will add such clinics to their provider list. The health plan already Read more...
IL bill could choke retail clinic growth
Keeping up the battle between traditional medical practices and retail clinics, the Illinois State Medical Society is trying to help push through a measure that would severely cut down on the growth Read more...
CVS applies to open MA retail clinics
CVS Corp. has asked Massachusetts authorities for permission to open the first 10 of a planned 100 plus retail clinics in the state. The pharmacy giant is applying under the new set of regulations Read more...
Retail clinic firm agrees to support MD group standards
The Little Clinic--based out of Brentwood, TN--which runs more than 40 retail clinics inside of Kroger and Publix supermarkets, has agreed to formally adopt proposed clinic standards established by Read more...
Wal-Mart plans its own in-store clinics
Marking a major departure from its existing pattern, Wal-Mart has set plans to open its first-in-store medical clinics under its own name. The retailer will open "The Clinic at Wal-Mart" in April as Read more...
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