Comments on: Anybody Can Own a Walk-in Clinic, Except Doctors http://healthblog.ncpa.org/anybody-can-own-a-walk-in-clinic-except-doctors/ Health Care Policy and Reform Insights | NCPA Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:03:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Devon Herrick http://healthblog.ncpa.org/anybody-can-own-a-walk-in-clinic-except-doctors/comment-page-1/#comment-42684 Devon Herrick Tue, 19 May 2009 16:33:28 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=3459#comment-42684 More and more hospitals are operating retail clinics as a way to build brand awareness. Few hospitals have any idea how to compete in a retail environment. It will be interesting to see how well hospitals fare when they have to compete on price, quality and convenience in order to attract customers. More and more hospitals are operating retail clinics as a way to build brand awareness. Few hospitals have any idea how to compete in a retail environment. It will be interesting to see how well hospitals fare when they have to compete on price, quality and convenience in order to attract customers.

]]> By: Juan O'Malley http://healthblog.ncpa.org/anybody-can-own-a-walk-in-clinic-except-doctors/comment-page-1/#comment-42640 Juan O'Malley Mon, 18 May 2009 13:46:52 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=3459#comment-42640 The Stark Laws don't make sense. Are mechanics prohibited from owning car repair shops? Are chefs prohibited from owning restaurants? Are barbers prohibited from owning barbershops? Why are doctors prohibited from owning walk-in clinics? The Stark Laws don’t make sense.

Are mechanics prohibited from owning car repair shops?

Are chefs prohibited from owning restaurants?

Are barbers prohibited from owning barbershops?

Why are doctors prohibited from owning walk-in clinics?

]]> By: Bruce http://healthblog.ncpa.org/anybody-can-own-a-walk-in-clinic-except-doctors/comment-page-1/#comment-42639 Bruce Mon, 18 May 2009 13:30:51 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=3459#comment-42639 Frank, the problem is not that doctors are sitting on their duffs. The AMA is almost totally focused on what doctors get paid by Medicare and not on liberating the doctors from a dysfunctional system Frank, the problem is not that doctors are sitting on their duffs. The AMA is almost totally focused on what doctors get paid by Medicare and not on liberating the doctors from a dysfunctional system

]]> By: Frank http://healthblog.ncpa.org/anybody-can-own-a-walk-in-clinic-except-doctors/comment-page-1/#comment-42638 Frank Mon, 18 May 2009 13:22:55 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=3459#comment-42638 I don't understand why doctors don't get off their duffs and insist on the sames rights everyone else has. I don’t understand why doctors don’t get off their duffs and insist on the sames rights everyone else has.

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