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Fast Company September 1, 2007 Ellen McGirt	Fast-Food Medicine Retail health clinics are dotting the landscape like Starbucks, frustrating doctors but delighting patients. Is this the beginning of the answer to our national health-care crisis?
Managed Care August 2007 John Carroll	Convenient Care Clinics Inconvenience the AMA The physician lobbying organization wants insurers to stop contributing to the growth of limited-care offices in chain stores.
The Motley Fool February 11, 2008 Timothy M. Otte	Wal-Mart's Clinical Ambitions The megaretailer rolls out in-store health clinics.
National Real Estate Investor August 1, 2006 Jennifer Gordon	Health Care on the Go As the battle for market share intensifies among retailers, in-store health clinics are increasingly popping up in grocery stores, pharmacies and even department stores.
Inc. June 2006 Jennifer Gill	The Nurse Will See You Now Low-cost clinics staffed by nurses instead of M.D.'s could cut your health care costs. But you may want to think twice before sending your employees to one.
InternetNews April 19, 2007 Michael Hickins	For AOL Founder, 'RevolutionHealth' is Now RevolutionHealth.com is trying to distinguish itself from other sites with its reliance on elements of Web 2.0, such as user-generated content and crowd-sourcing.
The Motley Fool October 31, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	AOL Founder's New Revolution Steve Case is resigning from Time Warner's board to devote himself to Revolution Health Group. Health care reform has gotten plenty of lip service over the years, but this seems to be a genuine effort to build a better health-care mousetrap online.
The Motley Fool June 22, 2009 Alyce Lomax	Wal-Mart Can Fail Too Wal-Mart has thus far failed in one of its promising growth initiatives -- its in-store clinics.
Fast Company Elizabeth Segran	Doctor Visits Are So 2014 For scrappy startups, going up against the health care system sometimes seems like an impossible task. But fortunately, major players in the industry, such as McKesson, are pushing for change as well
PC Magazine September 26, 2007 Tracy McNamara	Doctors Without Wires New wireless technology could help improve health care and cut medical bills.
The Motley Fool September 28, 2007 Timothy M. Otte	Foolish Forecast: Walgreen Still Minting the Green? In advance of fourth-quarter earnings, analysts expect the company to continue its record of four straight years of sales growth.
Managed Care June 2006 Amanda Brower	Retail Medical Clinics Draw Patients & Payers A growing number of health plans are adding retail health clinics to their networks and are realizing savings. But physicians voice concern over the quality of care provided to patients.
Managed Care March 2008 Kathryn J. Alexander	Health Plans Embrace Retail Clinics Convenient care clinics, as they like to be called, are spreading quickly because members and plans like them
The Motley Fool January 7, 2010 Gerard Torres	Walgreen Lives to Fight Another Day Despite recent success, Walgreen continues to face stiff competition.
The Motley Fool December 2, 2008 Brian Orelli	Congratulations, It's a Website UnitedHealth jumps on the health website bandwagon.
The Motley Fool May 8, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	CVS/Caremark Tie the Knot While it's too early to see if CVS blazed a new health-care trail by combining a drugstore chain with giant pharmacy benefit manager Caremark, there are still interesting tidbits to pass along to investors from recently reported results.
BusinessWeek July 9, 2007 Catherine Arnst	The Doctor Will See You--In Three Months Waiting for doctor appointments is definitely a problem in the U.S., especially for basic care.
Health January 4, 2010 Leslie Barrie	When It's OK to Skip the Doc Those in-store clinics that are springing up all across town may be just fine for your minor health stuff. Here's what you need to know about those clinics and when to see your regular doctor.
AskMen.com Tara Weiss	Reasons Not To Become A Doctor There were once many rewards to being in the medical profession. For decades, doctors earned hefty paychecks, had autonomy and respect. Those benefits are fading, and as a result, so is the number of doctors.
Fast Company April 2005 Curtis Sittenfeld	Get Well Soon! MinuteClinic offers instant fixes for common ailments -- at your local big-box retailer.
The Motley Fool May 2, 2008 Timothy M. Otte	CVS Caremark and the Snickers Factor The soft economy has hit some retail sectors hard. But there are still pockets of life, and CVS Caremark is one of the companies leading the way.
The Motley Fool March 9, 2005 Steven Mallas	CVS Comps Feast on Flu CVS enjoys a nice jump in same-store sales for the month of February -- thanks, in part, to colds and the flu.
The Motley Fool April 24, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Wal-Mart Gets Its M.D. The retailer seeks to expand its third-party health clinic program. Will others follow suit? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 28, 2008 Brian Orelli	Google Prescribes More Partners The online giant's health-information service snags another important ally.
The Motley Fool September 2, 2004 Rich Smith	Translating Your Doctor Bill A lawsuit is currently in the works aiming to overturn an unfunded federal mandate that requires federally funded hospitals, clinics, and doctors to make translators available to patients who speak limited English.
CFO September 1, 2009 Edward Teach	"This Is the Future." A drugstore giant now offers walk-in health-care clinics. An interview with Wade D. Miquelon, CFO and executive vice president, Walgreen Co.
InternetNews October 5, 2007 David Needle	Drugstore.com Hopes For Sweet 'Revolution' Pill Revolution Health Group will manage advertising sales for drugstore.com, an online provider of health, beauty, vision, and pharmacy products.
The Motley Fool October 2, 2007 Lawrence A. Rothman	Can the Right Prescription Heal Walgreen? Walgreen is suffering from heightened competition, expenses rising more than 11%, and the company itself predicting its challenges will probably continue into the near future.
Bank Systems & Technology November 19, 2009 Maria Bruno-Britz	Amex Acquisition of Revolution Money Marks New Fight for Remittance Space American Express will buy P2P payments company Revolution Money to expand its reach and make a place in a growing market.
The Motley Fool February 2, 2005 Alyce Lomax	CVS's Shot in the Arm Buying the Eckerd drugstore chain from J.C. Penney was apparently a good move for CVS. It continues to benefit from the purchase, reporting positive earnings and beating analysts' expectations by a penny.
The Motley Fool December 2, 2009 Brian Orelli	One Healthy Partnership Health insurer Humana and CVS Caremark's MinuteClinic are expanding their relationship, in what looks like a healthy deal for both sides.
Managed Care March 2006	Cigna Offers Quick Care At Retail Outlets Cigna hopes to marry convenience to cost effectiveness with a new benefit package that covers enrollees who get treatment for common ailments at MinuteClinic health care centers.
AskMen.com Dustin Driver	How To Check A Doctor's Credentials Here's a five-step plan to finding a good doctor.
The Motley Fool September 21, 2006 Vitaliy Katsenelson	Don't Hit the Panic Button Just Yet Wall Street plays the overreacting game; Walgreen and CVS suffer. These stocks have big tailwinds behind them.
Managed Care March 2004 MargaretAnn Cross	Wellness Program Gets On-the-Job Training Pepsi promises that work-site clinics won't take business away from health plans. One of the goals of the clinics is to establish ties with the local medical community in order to launch disease management and wellness programs, as well as to set up referral capabilities for the clinics.
The Motley Fool May 9, 2005 Timothy M. Otte	Flu Means All's Well for CVS Strong comp sales and benefits from the Eckerd acquisition drive CVS to a solid first quarter. Investors, take note.
Managed Care July 2006	AMA Lays Down Guidelines For Retail Clinics The American Medical Association came out with nine guidelines that the organization suggests store-based clinics follow. Not surprisingly, the rules stipulate a doctor's role in such a clinic. Here are some of those guidelines.
Managed Care December 2006	Headlines On Deadline ... Medicare officials plan to launch a pay-for-performance demonstration project next year for solo and small physician practices... A quarter of Fortune 1000 companies are expected to have on-site clinics by the end of 2007... etc.
The Motley Fool February 13, 2008 Timothy M. Otte	Business Models Generate Winning Investments Find winning investments by looking beyond just the products a company sells.
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HBS Working Knowledge May 4, 2007 Jim Heskett	How Do Managers Think? Observations about doctors raise some interesting questions about how we manage.
Salon.com July 25, 2002 Fran Smith	Ignorance is no excuse Few doctors learn how to perform abortions, and women pay for their lack of training. New York City is taking steps to reverse the trend.
The Motley Fool February 2, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Uncertain Outlook on CVS Has the retail pharmacy bit off more than it can chew? Investors may soon look back longingly to the day when CVS focused as much on organic, or internal, means to grow its business as it does on acquisitions to buy outside market share.
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ifeminists September 21, 2005 Jennifer Roback Morse	Is There a Right to Have a Baby? A California case in which a lesbian couple is suing an infertility clinic suggests we may be closer than we think to establishing a right to have a baby. And far from being an advance for women's liberty, this development would be a disaster for everyone's freedom.
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