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Managed Care March 2008 Kathryn J. Alexander	Health Plans Embrace Retail Clinics Convenient care clinics, as they like to be called, are spreading quickly because members and plans like them
Managed Care June 2006 Amanda Brower	Retail Medical Clinics Draw Patients & Payers A growing number of health plans are adding retail health clinics to their networks and are realizing savings. But physicians voice concern over the quality of care provided to patients.
The Motley Fool September 20, 2006 Alyce Lomax	CVS, Up to the Minute The drugstore company's clinic acquisition shows it's aggressively chasing current trends. This is good news for investors.
Inc. June 2006 Jennifer Gill	The Nurse Will See You Now Low-cost clinics staffed by nurses instead of M.D.'s could cut your health care costs. But you may want to think twice before sending your employees to one.
Managed Care July 2006	AMA Lays Down Guidelines For Retail Clinics The American Medical Association came out with nine guidelines that the organization suggests store-based clinics follow. Not surprisingly, the rules stipulate a doctor's role in such a clinic. Here are some of those guidelines.
The Motley Fool January 22, 2007 Alyce Lomax	AOL's Case Sparks Health Revolution Will Steve Case's new Internet start-up Revolution Health change the world?
National Real Estate Investor August 1, 2006 Jennifer Gordon	Health Care on the Go As the battle for market share intensifies among retailers, in-store health clinics are increasingly popping up in grocery stores, pharmacies and even department stores.
Health January 4, 2010 Leslie Barrie	When It's OK to Skip the Doc Those in-store clinics that are springing up all across town may be just fine for your minor health stuff. Here's what you need to know about those clinics and when to see your regular doctor.
The Motley Fool December 2, 2009 Brian Orelli	One Healthy Partnership Health insurer Humana and CVS Caremark's MinuteClinic are expanding their relationship, in what looks like a healthy deal for both sides.
Fast Company Elizabeth Segran	Doctor Visits Are So 2014 For scrappy startups, going up against the health care system sometimes seems like an impossible task. But fortunately, major players in the industry, such as McKesson, are pushing for change as well
Fast Company April 2005 Curtis Sittenfeld	Get Well Soon! MinuteClinic offers instant fixes for common ailments -- at your local big-box retailer.
The Motley Fool April 26, 2006 Brian Gorman	Walgreen's Clinics In-store clinics could be more trouble than they're worth. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 8, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	CVS/Caremark Tie the Knot While it's too early to see if CVS blazed a new health-care trail by combining a drugstore chain with giant pharmacy benefit manager Caremark, there are still interesting tidbits to pass along to investors from recently reported results.
The Motley Fool February 11, 2008 Timothy M. Otte	Wal-Mart's Clinical Ambitions The megaretailer rolls out in-store health clinics.
Fast Company May 2010 Elizabeth Svoboda	Designing the Perfect Health Care Clinic At Kaiser Permanente's Garfield Center, Hollywood-style sets help planners create a patient-friendly blueprint for the future of health care.
Fast Company July 2009 Zachary Wilson	Why Walgreens Is Building Its Own Universal Health-Care System Walgreens, the $59 billion drugstore giant, is building its own universal health-care system, with more than 700 retail and corporate clinics.
Managed Care March 2004 MargaretAnn Cross	Wellness Program Gets On-the-Job Training Pepsi promises that work-site clinics won't take business away from health plans. One of the goals of the clinics is to establish ties with the local medical community in order to launch disease management and wellness programs, as well as to set up referral capabilities for the clinics.
CFO September 1, 2009 Edward Teach	"This Is the Future." A drugstore giant now offers walk-in health-care clinics. An interview with Wade D. Miquelon, CFO and executive vice president, Walgreen Co.
BusinessWeek July 9, 2007 Catherine Arnst	The Doctor Will See You--In Three Months Waiting for doctor appointments is definitely a problem in the U.S., especially for basic care.
BusinessWeek June 11, 2007 Catherine Arnst	The Right Cure For Ailing Elder Care? Nurse practitioners could save the nation money - while providing quality service.
The Motley Fool April 24, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Wal-Mart Gets Its M.D. The retailer seeks to expand its third-party health clinic program. Will others follow suit? Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek June 25, 2009 Catherine Arnst	The Family Doctor: A Remedy for Health-Care Costs? How making primary-care physicians the center of America's health-care system could drive down costs.
The Motley Fool June 22, 2009 Alyce Lomax	Wal-Mart Can Fail Too Wal-Mart has thus far failed in one of its promising growth initiatives -- its in-store clinics.
Fast Company May 1, 2011 Elizabeth Svoboda	Cisco's Virtual Doctor Will See You Now Cisco's new health-networking systems could transform health care.
Managed Care March 2006	Cigna Offers Quick Care At Retail Outlets Cigna hopes to marry convenience to cost effectiveness with a new benefit package that covers enrollees who get treatment for common ailments at MinuteClinic health care centers.
Salon.com September 22, 2000 Hal Millard	Geriatrics to the rescue A South Carolina clinic is offering good healthcare to the uninsured and a meaningful life to retired doctors. Can the idea spread to the rest of the country?
IndustryWeek March 1, 2009 Jonathan Katz	Worksite Clinics Gain in Popularity In-house or near-site medical offices could reduce healthcare costs.
CIO April 15, 2002 Alison Bass	The Golden Rules In the drive to link medical data from hospitals, clinics and doctor's offices, California is once again leading the charge...
The Motley Fool October 22, 2010 Selena Maranjian	How to Cut Your Health-Care Costs The average family pays $4,000 in premiums for a work-sponsored health-care insurance plan. However, with a little effort, you can cut those costs considerably.
The Motley Fool March 26, 2010 Cathy Applefeld Olson	Can CVS Caremark Win the Drug Wars? Now that health-care legislation has been signed into law, it's a perfect time to give the country's largest drugstore chain a checkup.
The Motley Fool January 26, 2007 Jack Uldrich	Big Blue Will See You Now A new medical-records search engine could streamline medical services and improve patient health. This system is just one more reason IBM makes a great blue chip investment.
CFO February 1, 2007 Karen M. Kroll	Pin the Tail on the Doctor A dearth of information leaves health-care consumers in the dark. As health-care information becomes more accessible, will employees use it to purchase health-care services more intelligently?
The Motley Fool September 2, 2004 Rich Smith	Translating Your Doctor Bill A lawsuit is currently in the works aiming to overturn an unfunded federal mandate that requires federally funded hospitals, clinics, and doctors to make translators available to patients who speak limited English.
Salon.com July 25, 2002 Fran Smith	Ignorance is no excuse Few doctors learn how to perform abortions, and women pay for their lack of training. New York City is taking steps to reverse the trend.
Pharmaceutical Executive August 1, 2005 Lena Chow	Docs of Shanghai They're short on status, pay, and respect, but China's young doctors hold keys to the world's fastest growing pharmaceutical market.
The Motley Fool September 28, 2007 Timothy M. Otte	Foolish Forecast: Walgreen Still Minting the Green? In advance of fourth-quarter earnings, analysts expect the company to continue its record of four straight years of sales growth.
AskMen.com Dustin Driver	How To Check A Doctor's Credentials Here's a five-step plan to finding a good doctor.
BusinessWeek November 8, 2004 Lorraine Woellert	How Much Is That Brain Scan? If turning Americans into price-conscious health-care shoppers is ever going to work, it will require wholesale changes in many of the industry's most basic business practices.
IDB America March 2004 Christina MacCulloch	Medicine first How an emergency drug-distribution program is revitalizing the role of local clinics in Argentina's low-income neighborhoods
The Motley Fool February 22, 2008 Brian Orelli	Google in Your Medicine Cabinet Does Google have what the others don't as it moves one step closer to launching its health-care website?
Entrepreneur July 2002 Chris Penttila	How's Your Health? When health care is healthy, it's the industry to be in -- and the current chaos in the sector may be the opening you need.
Managed Care April 2000 Tim Olsen	Physician, Tarnish Not Thine Image Doctors who use the news media to criticize others, rather than initiate a constructive dialog about difficult issues such as antibiotic resistance, help erode the profession's influence.
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Inc. June 2006	Pulling Back the Veil Ask your staffers how much a doctor's visit costs and you're likely to see blank stares. Mini-clinics remove the mystery from medical fees by listing prices online and at clinic kiosks. Here's a sampling from a Minneapolis MinuteClinic.
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