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The US has many walk in clinics - they are usually attached to a pharmacy/chemist or part of a large retail store (CVS minute clinic etc) and you see a Physicia
by knz 10y ago
The US has many walk in clinics - they are usually attached to a pharmacy/chemist or part of a large retail store (CVS minute clinic etc) and you see a Physician's Assistant (PA) instead of a regular doctor. If it's more serious then they will send you to urgent care or your regular doctor. The cost is usually < $100.
- quantumhobbit 10y agoI went to one of those once and while the cost was in total < $100, I received multiple lab bills months after the fact. That makes it impossible to predict the costs ever after seeing the doctor. It is uncertainty in costs just as much as the costs that keep people away from doctors here.
- knz 10y agoGreat point. That is also a problem with the entire industry.
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- slededit 10y agoI imagine this is highly region specific. I've lived in the us for 6 years now and I can't think of any near me. On the other hand I could easily locate a number of urgent care clinics.
- knz 10y agoMaybe. What State are you in? CVS and Walgreens dominate the market for these clinics in Minnesota.
- slededit 10y agoWashington. We have Walgreens but they have nothing I would call a walk in clinic. You could maybe tell your troubles to a pharmacist - and they can give you a flu shot. But it's not really the same thing.