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In the UK, a dental clinic has opened in a Sainsbury’s grocery store. The grocery store dental clinics aim to fill a patient need caused by the shortage of dentists in the UK. BBC News reports,
“Dentist Lance Knight said the practice aimed at “making dental healthcare more accessible and convenient to better meet patients’ needs.”
The private surgery will go head to head with the NHS, charging £16 for a check up, which is slightly less than NHS fees.”
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The Boston Globe reports that some of Massachusetts largest insurers are beginning to cover medical visits made at retail clinics at CVS and Walgreens drug stores. Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Minnesota is waiving copays for visits to retail clinics. The American Association of Family Physicians (AAFP) is not happy about this.
Carpe Diem says the AAFP’s resistance to accept retail clinics can be understood follows: “The family doc cartel is worried about increased competition.”
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