Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Partners Healthcare To Open Urgent Care Clinics In Massachusetts
The Boston Globe: Partners HealthCare To Launch Urgent Care Facilities
The state’s largest health system plans to open as many as a dozen urgent care clinics over the next three years, a move that could shake up the fast-growing market for convenient, walk-in medical care. Partners HealthCare will open its first clinic in Brookline’s Coolidge Corner at the end of August. The next two clinics, in Newton and Watertown, are scheduled to open in the fall. (Dayal McCluskey, 8/13)
The Kansas City Star: Kansas City Care Clinic Receives Federal Designation
The Kansas City Care Clinic announced Wednesday that it has been designated a federally qualified health center, making it eligible for federal grants and enhanced Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement. The clinic, formerly the Kansas City Free Health Clinic, said the designation will bring with it approximately $650,000 in federal funds. The money will allow it to expand its capacity to provide primary care for underserved patients in the Kansas City region. (Bavley, 8/13)
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Federal Grants To Help Cover Costs To Build New Clinics In Milwaukee
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded grants of almost $1.1 million to Progressive Community Health Centers and $541,667 to the Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center to help pay the costs of new clinics in Milwaukee. (Boulton, 8/12)
