CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.

Urgent care centers are popping up everywhere! Patient volumes ballooned 60% since before the pandemic, and investors keep eating it up.
In this episode of CareTalk, John and David explore what's behind the rapid growth of urgent care and why it matters.
Topics:
(0:53) What is urgent care?
(1:50) Urgent care growth by the numbers
(3:30) Is urgent care actually more expensive?
(4:30) How urgent care promotes more access to care
(5:50) Why is urgent care growing so much?
(11:20) Why are investors bullish on urgent care?
(13:17) Will urgent care centers undermine the doctor/patient relationship?
Dive deeper into this episode and read our report: What is Causing the Rapid Growth of Urgent Care in America?
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CareTalk is a weekly podcast that provides an incisive, no B.S. view of the US healthcare industry. Join co-hosts John Driscoll (President U.S. Healthcare and EVP, Walgreens Boots Alliance) and David Williams (President, Health Business Group) as they debate the latest in US healthcare news, business and policy.
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Why are hearing aids so expensive? David and John investigate the rising prices of hearing aids, while making the case for over the counter options.
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