Urgent care centers and retail, work site and community clinics attract patients aiming to avoid longer waits and higher prices at doctor's office or hospitals.
Tabitha Smith had been sick for about a week last November with what she thought was just a cold. When she didn't get better, her mom pushed her to see a doctor. "I told her I can't afford the doctor," says Smith, a 31-year-old social media manager who has been uninsured for five years.
via L.A. Times - Health http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/features/health/~3/dQRgbdqXENE/la-fi-healthcare-watch-20130616,0,4481713.story
Tabitha Smith had been sick for about a week last November with what she thought was just a cold. When she didn't get better, her mom pushed her to see a doctor. "I told her I can't afford the doctor," says Smith, a 31-year-old social media manager who has been uninsured for five years.
via L.A. Times - Health http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/features/health/~3/dQRgbdqXENE/la-fi-healthcare-watch-20130616,0,4481713.story
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