RNCentral, a web organization for current and future Registered Nurses, recently published a list of 20 ways Wal-Mart Clinics will affect U.S. healthcare.
Some of the more interesting affects are as follows:
- More immunizations – Immunizations will be readily available at all Wal-Mart health clinics. This will drastically decrease the risk of spreading contagious disease.
- No insurance necessary – Simply stated, no insurance is required to visit a Wal-Mart health clinic. People pay only a flat rate to visit a clinic. This will bring in patients with no insurance and ensure their health when they would otherwise go on for years without seeing a doctor.
- Eased emergency room crunches – Health care will me much more accessible, so people that would generally clog up emergency rooms for minor health conditions will visit a health clinic instead.
- Increased medical awareness – Because health care is available where people shop, they will be less likely to ignore aches and pains and get them treated.
- Increased office hours – Because Wal-Mart is open in the evening and on the weekends, so too would be the health care clinics...MORE
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