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To: gamesmistress who wrote (27895)	2/4/2004 5:35:33 PM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 794399

Free-standing urgent care clinics - I call them "doc-in-a-boxes" are great facilities but handle with care. We just settled a case involving a guy who walked into one with a heart attack, and the only doc on call was a dermatologist who was NOT prepared, nor was the equipment. For an emergency, like chest pain, dial 911. Back to urgent care facilities - we have Kaiser. $10 copay for a regular visit, $20 for a specialist, $10 for generic drugs, up to $40 for non-generic, and something like $200 a month direct deduction from my husband's check, which is matched by the employer. For young healthy people, $50 to an urgent care once in a blue moon makes sense. If you get cancer or are in an accident you may be able to get Medicaid and if not, there's always bankruptcy.