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How To Save On Health Care Costs
Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago, Illinois :: November 9, 2008
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The shaky economy has many Americans taking shortcuts on their health, skipping doctor appointments and cutting back on medications to save money.... While some health care costs are beyond your control, there are things you can do to lower your bottom line without forgoing care:... ...Consider a retail clinic before going to the ER. Walgreens and other retail pharmacies have in-store clinics where you can be treated for flu, ear infections and other non-emergency conditions for as little as $59. These clinics, which are staffed by nurse practitioners and physician assistants, also tend to stay open later than a doctor's office, so you might be able to avoid an expensive trip to the emergency room if your primary physician isn't available.
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Flu Shots Available Without Appointments
Hartford Examiner :: Hartford, Connecticut :: November 9, 2008
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....A great local resource for flu shots are the MinuteClinic retail health care centers located inside CVS/pharmacy....The Minute Clinic stores offer vaccines and treatment for common family ailments 7 days a week including weekday evening hours....
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Urgent Care Awareness Week November 10-14
CBS Marketwatch :: Warrenville, Illinois :: November 7, 2008
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The Urgent Care Association of America has established November 10 -14 as the first annual Urgent Care Awareness Week, with November 12 as Urgent Care Awareness Day. The goal of Urgent Care Awareness Week is to help educate the public about urgent care and how urgent care centers can serve some of the healthcare needs of their families....
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New Alamosa Clinic Aims To Be Quick, Cliean
Pueblo Chieftan :: Pueblo, Colorado :: November 7, 2008
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The common cold or a small cut shouldn't send people to the their local emergency room, but more often than not, that's the only way for people to get medical treatment. Valley-Wide Health Systems hopes to change that. The nonprofit threw open the doors to its convenient care clinic Saturday, giving patients a place to go for minor injuries and maladies. ....
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Local Clinic Provides Fast, Affordable Health Care
Wach.com :: Columbia, South Carolina :: November 6, 2008
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Health care in the express lane is what you can anticipate when you head to the Minute Clinic....You can find Minute Clinics inside three Columbia-area CVS pharmacies....
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Mass Flu Clinic Calendar
The Baxter Bulletin :: Baxter, Arkansas :: November 4, 2008
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In the first week of November, the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) is practicing its Local Mass Dispensing Plan and will be providing flu shots at 81 county health units statewide. Flu clinic sites in your area are:
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It's That Time Of The Year: Get Your Flu Shot At CVS
The Cleveland Leader :: Cleveland, Ohio :: November 4, 2008
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....The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now recommends that all children between the ages of 6 months and 19-years-old, adults 50 and older, and those who work in the healthcare industry get an annual flu shot. If you do not fall into one of those categories, it still can't hurt to get one. CVS offers flu shots without an appointment at more than 500 MinuteClinic locations and during flu shot clinic events in select CVS pharmacy stores nationwide.....
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CVS ' Generic Drug Program Adds Clinic Discounts
Dallas Morning News :: Dallas, Texas :: October 31, 2008
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CVS Pharmacy, the nation's second-largest drugstore chain, is jumping into the generic drug fray.... Walgreen Co., Target Corp., Kroger Co. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. offer generic drugs for $4 a month or $10 for a 90-day supply. But CVS is the first to bundle its program with medical care from its in-store clinics....For a $10 annual fee, CVS' Health Savings Pass also offers a 10 percent discount to cash customers who use MinuteClinic locations inside 24 North Texas stores and 554 stores nationwide....
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Imagine a health plan that emerges, almost without conscious design, from a mixture of component parts.... |
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CVS Offering New Health Program
Orlando Business Journal :: Orlando, Florida :: October 31, 2008
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CVS/pharmacy is introducing a new pharmacy health care savings program aimed at the uninsured. Starting Nov. 9, consumers who obtain a CVS/pharmacy Health Savings Pass for a $10 annual enrollment fee can fill a 90-day prescription for one of more than 400 common generic maintenance medications that treat conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol for $9.99 at a CVS/pharmacy. The plan also offers a 10 percent discount for cash-paying patients getting services and screenings at MinuteClinic, CVS’ health care clinic....
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Health Net Expands TRICARE Access Through RediClinics In Virginia
Businesswire :: Richmond, Virginia :: October 29, 2008
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Health Net today announced RediClinic, one of the nation’s leading operators of retail-based health care clinics, now welcomes TRICARE North beneficiaries at its facilities located inside the stores of retail giant, Wal-Mart, in the Greater Richmond, Va. market.
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Hudson Store Joins Walk-In Clinic Trend
Eau Claire Leader-Telegram :: Eau Claire, Wisconsin :: October 28, 2008
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....The Eau Claire Medical Clinic opened a walk-in clinic at 950 W. Clairemont Ave., July 7. Luther Midelfort opened Express Care, also a walk-in clinic, in South Point Shopping Center, 2839 Mall Drive, in August and plans to open a second in mid-November inside Mega Pick'n Save West, 2615 N. Clairemont Ave....
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75 Million Missed Work Days Expected This Flu Season
CBS Marketwatch, originated by PR Newswire :: San Mateo, California :: October 28, 2008
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More than 97 million cases of the flu are reported annually, financially challenging working families by the loss of wages caused by missed work days. QuickHealth meets the challenge by providing updated information and guidance to patients and their families -- in language -- to clarify treatment options and to help them make better healthcare decisions....QuickHealth provides flu shots to patients 6 months and older, seven days a week, with extended hours with no appointment necessary
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New MinuteClinic Opens In Brockton
Brockton Enterprise :: Brockton, Massachusetts :: October 24, 2008
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A new breed of when-you-need-it health service opened Wednesday at a North Pearl Street CVS, with promises of making treatment for minor illnesses more convenient....One patient who has visited the Bridgewater CVS clinic called the experience “exceptional.”...
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Urgent Care Center Opens In Elkridge
Howard County Times :: Elkridge, Maryland :: October 23, 2008
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Convenient Care Walk-In Medical Center, a new urgent care center, opened Oct. 3 in Elkridge. Staffed by physicians, nurses, physicians assistants and other health-care providers, the center offers unscheduled health care appointments for most non-life-threatening medical issues....
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In-Store Health Clinics' Popularity Grows
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette :: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania :: October 21, 2008
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As in-store health clinics continue to expand in the Pittsburgh market, research is raising concerns about their long-term viability.... like others, what intrigues [retail clinics expert MaryKate Scott] the most is the trend toward traditional health-care providers getting into the business, a form of vertical integration. That's what has happened at HealthPartners and closer to home at the Geisinger Health System in Danville, Montour County, where five CareWorks have been set up in Central Pennsylvania supermarkets. Will UPMC be next, or maybe Giant Eagle?....
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Retail Clinics Rise With High-Deductible Health Plans
Workforce Management :: :: October 20, 2008
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Much of the growth in the retail medical clinic industry has been attributable to insurers adding clinics as in-network providers in traditional health plans, but the consumerism movement is expected to further boost this fledgling market....In 2005, Black & Decker Corp., based in Towson, Maryland, was among the first employers to contract directly with MinuteClinic so its employees could access the clinics in nearby Target stores as an in-network provider, says Ray Brusca, vice president of benefits at the manufacturer....
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Walgreens Takes Healthy Attitude About Take Care Clinic
Brandweek :: :: October 17, 2008
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Time-pressed moms and other consumers looking for simple, yet quality, health solutions are the target audience for Walgreens' integrated campaign promoting Take Care Clinic, its in-store health clinic. A TV spot, via Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners, Sausalito, Calif, anchors the effort, which launched this week....
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Is The Retail Clinic Sector Slowing Down?
Nursezone :: :: October 17, 2008
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After two years of explosive growth in retail health clinics, a few things appear to be changing. The rate of new openings has slowed, some clinics have closed and additional players are entering the scene. “The concept is very viable,” said Donna Haugland, RN, CNP, director of practitioner services at MinuteClinic of Minneapolis. “It is a new industry, still defining itself.”...A RAND Health report released in September indicates that in 2007 only 15.9 percent of patients at retail clinics paid out-of-pocket for the care, and costs for services varied between $40 and $70. Some insurers like the retail concept so well, they have waived co-pays, allowing beneficiaries to essentially receive free care at a retail clinic--the reason being that care is cheaper at a retail clinic than in an emergency department. ....
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IBC Adds Retail Clinics as Health Care Option
PhillyBurbs.com :: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania :: October 16, 2008
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The Philadelphia region’s largest health insurer wants customers to take a Minute before visiting a hospital emergency room with a minor health problem. So starting this month, Independence Blue Cross has added retail clinic giant MinuteClinics as an in-network option for its Preferred Provider Organization plans.... the clinics’ most attractive feature is their hours: they are open nights, weekends and holidays — times when most pediatric and family practices are closed, leaving expensive ER care as the last resort.
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Takecare Giving $150k To University
Pacific Daily News :: :: October 16, 2008
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TakeCare will donate $150,000 to the University of Guam's nursing program at 3 p.m. today in the Health Sciences Building at the Mangilao campus. The donation brings TakeCare's total contributions to the University of Guam's Nursing Program to $1.5 million over a seven-year period....
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