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The Chucky Cheese of health clinics.
Two negative posts so far, is this a bad thing?
It seems good to me.
What’s the difference between this & CVS minute clinics. Same thing. If I get a sinus infection it’s great to go to these places & just pay $70 or whatever.
I have seen first hand what exceptional medical treatment their employees may access. Persons with particular very serious medical conditions have the opportunity to be sent to one of the most prestigious medical facilities in the country, perhaps the world and receive excellent care. Along with airfare and lodging. When I was seriously ill and receiving care at this facility, I met many of these families and was amazed by what WalMart provided for them.
I’m 73 and haven’t had a personal doctor or “PCP” since I was 27. There are many “Doc in the Box” walk-up places nearby and I have used a couple for minor injuries, etc. Much cheaper than going to a big hospital and paying high fees to cover their overhead costs. ...I have twice been advised in my walk-up to see a doc at a nearby hospital due to the nature of my problem. The people who work in the walk-ups are not quacks. ....I’ve never understood why the AMA and elite medicos trumpet the blather that everyone must have a “personal” relationship with their doctors.
We’ve had a health clinic in our Walmart for 10 years. It’s between a bank branch and the hair salon past the cash registers. It’s a clinic run by a top hospital system in our region, and I actually like the idea.
It’s better to have folks go there for checkups, tests, vaccines, etc., and to urgent care centers before they clog hospital emergency rooms and misuse emergency resources.
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“Welcome to Costco. I love you.”
This is an interesting concept and likely game changer, but reminds me of Idiocracy. Can we get married at Walmart? Nobody answer that. I feel like it’s been done already but don’t want to know the answer.
I’m drawing the line at getting a law degree from there.
Question for the Walmart hating FReepers....... are all the nurse practitioners Chinese?
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Haley is brilliant and is just another great governor in our bench. This is the way to fix healthcare. Sadly, I’m in Illannoy and our Gov. Quinn can only steal, not create.
Small for-profit clinics are opening up in the area I live in. For $60 you see a doc - no appointment necessary. They’ll patch you up right at the clinic or write a prescription for whatever ails you. I think it’s great. It sure beats paying bundles of cash for emergency room treatment.
These clinics will bring some financial sanity back to the cost of medical care.
If you aren’t medicaid and actually have to pay out of pocket, it pays to shop. In Arkansas, some local hospitals have opened clinics in WalMarts. The reduced cost of getting quick low cost, convenient, treatment for everyday minor issues is a fantastic change. Given that our medical records are digital, portable, and certainly not private, your practitioner has your primary care records in an instant. You get the same or better care for $35 bucks rather than $135.
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We’re getting our third Wal*Mart store here in Aiken County, South Carolina. It’s not open yet. I wonder if it will include one of these Care Clinics?
