Flu Shots On Sale
By Linda Gorman Filed under Health Care Costs on December 28, 2010 with 5 comments
The expansion of stand-alone, urgent care centers sheds some light on a lively exchange at this blog on free-market pricing of care versus Medicare’s pricing system. Because they are not captives of the third party payment system, urgent care centers compete on price.
Pictured below is a direct mail advertisement from an urgent care center offering flu shots for $19.99, a price that is $5.00 to $10.00 below the prevailing price in the grocery and drug stores in its area.