Mass. Considers Retail Clinic Rules
Massachusetts' Public Health Council is considering rules that would limit the scope of retail medical clinics in the state. The proposal is in response to a request by CVS Corp. to open 20–30 of its MinuteClinics in the Boston area beginning this fall. Under the proposal, applicants would need to state what services they intend to provide, develop policies that limit the number of times each patient could receive care there, and refer patients without a primary care physician to one in the area who is accepting new patients.