New Primary Care Options Popping Up Across The Country

KHN’s “Insuring Your Health” columnist Michelle Andrews talks with Jackie Judd about convenient ways consumers are getting health care: House calls, workplace clinics and free-standing emergency rooms. And, most of the time, insurers will cover the visit.

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<h1>New Primary Care Options Popping Up Across The Country</h1>
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			July 28, 2011		</time>
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<p>KHN’s “Insuring Your Health” columnist Michelle Andrews talks with Jackie Judd about convenient ways consumers are getting health care:  House calls, workplace clinics and free-standing emergency rooms. And, most of the time, insurers will cover the visit.</p><ul><li>        <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/legacy/2EF881E8-1C35-49C1-A9ED-B1128D766767">See Q&As from Michelle Andrews</a> <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/legacy/16472A9F-C4B8-41B2-AFED-4F86DB114E96" /></li></ul><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/andrews-on-primary-care/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/andrews-on-primary-care/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/andrews-on-primary-care/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20New%20Primary%20Care%20Options%20Popping%20Up%20Across%20The%20Country&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2Fnews%2Fandrews-on-primary-care%2F&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/andrews-on-primary-care/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/andrews-on-primary-care/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</a>			</li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/andrews-on-primary-care/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=10553&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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