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Study Gives High Marks To Retailers' Clinics

washingtonpost.com - Health  Mon, 09/14/2009 - 19:15

Walk-in medical clinics run by CVS, Wal-Mart and other retailers provide care for routine illnesses that is as good as, and costs less than, similar care offered in doctors' offices, hospital emergency rooms and urgent care centers, according to a new Rand Corp. study.

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Drive-Thru Medical: Retail Health Clinics Get Good Marks

TIME: Top Science and Health Stories  Tue, 09/01/2009 - 02:00

Two new Rand Corp. studies suggest that retail health clinics can offer cheaper, better-quality care for common medical complaints than doctors, urgent-care providers and ERs