Rapid growth of retail health clinics presents new choices for consumers, payers, and providers

Retail health clinics, which have been around since 2001, and until recently have been profit question marks, are having their moment in the sun.

A recent report by Accenture Consulting predicts that the clinics sector will grow at an average annual rate of 14% through 2017, when their numbers will exceed 2,800, compared to 1,914 in 2014.