Walgreens Offering Free Clinic Visits to Some Unemployed
Reuters reports that Walgreens plans to offer some unemployed and uninsured people free visits to their Take Care clinics. The offer applies only to those who lose jobs on or after March 31 and have already paid for a visit to one of the clinics.
The offer, which comes more than a year into the recession, only applies to adults who lose their jobs on or after March 31. Spouses, domestic partners and children also qualify if they do not have their own health insurance.
The plan only applies to someone who has already paid for a visit to one of the Take Care clinics. A typical visit to one of the clinics, which treat minor ailments such as colds, usually costs $59 or more for patients with no insurance.
The plan seems to be "a rather expensive way to drive awareness of the company's in-store healthcare clinics," said Pali Research analyst Robert Summers.
He noted the cost of the program would only rise as unemployment continues to grow.
Reuters 
