The poll found younger adults were more likely to use retail clinics, which are found in pharmacies, superstores and workplaces. Forty percent of adults ages 25 to 29 had used a retail or work-based clinic, while only 15 percent of adults over the age of 65 did so.
People were most likely to visit a retail clinic with routine complaints, such as colds, flu-like symptoms, minor cuts and/or wounds, or routine care, such as flu shots.
The most frequent reasons cited for using a retail or work-based clinic was that those settings didn’t require an appointment, had a convenient location, involved short waiting times, had accessible hours and were affordable and/or accepting of the person’s particular insurance, according to the survey. Roughly 75 percent of those who visited a retail clinic were insured at the time of their visit.
The poll was conducted online and included responses from more than 3,000 adults.
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