Health Insurance Paid for 67% of Visits to Retail Health Clinics, but 60% of Patients Did Not Have a Primary Care Provider

OPEN MINDS On-Line News Strategic Health Care News Health insurance paid for 67% of visits to retail health clinics, but 60% of retail clinic patients did not report having a primary care provider (PCP). About 48 % of all retail clinic visits were due to sinusitis, pharyngitis, bronchitis, and upper respiratory infection. More than 90% of clinic visits were due to sinusitis, immunizations, ear infections, sore throats, upper respiratory infections, immunizations, urinary tract infections, and blood pressure checks or screening lab tests. Such problems were the cause of 13% of adult PCP visits, 30% of children’s visits to a . . .