Retail health clinics expand amid physician quality concerns
Retail health clinics staffed mainly by nurse practitioners are expanding alongside Wal-Mart CVS Target and Walgreens given quick service and lower costs. About 7 percent have tried a clinic, with more than 700 by year end and 2,000 by 2008. AMA warns on quality and continuity of care while insurers increasingly cover these services.
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