Retail Clinic Recoil
More retail clinics in more chains with more store sites are inevitable. Changes to observe: MegaRetail versus MegaInsurance Deny, Delay, etc. Success or Failure with Loss Leader Marketing Epidemic Victims Crowding in with MegaRetail Customers Will Highest Turnover Clinicians (13%) reach 20% or More? Least Experienced Clinician Care Protection of protected health information? Further shrinkage of primary care workforce Best retail avoids sites where health services are most needed Who Wins in Insurance Versus MegaRetail? What if insurance companies attempt the usual delay or deny tactics? As with all who supply goods or services for MegaRetail, resistance is futile. Insurance companies would lose if they chose to fight this battle, which they won’t. But do not shed tears over this situation, after all insurance companies are powerful in their own right. Their losses dealing with MegaRetail will just be passed on to the rest of us...