Will retail medicine alter R.I.’s health care landscape?

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A NEW MODEL: Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott, Rhode Island's newly appointed health director, meets with acting Chief of Staff Steven Boudreau. Alexander-Scott said she is working to find
A NEW MODEL: Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott, Rhode Island's newly appointed health director, meets with acting Chief of Staff Steven Boudreau. Alexander-Scott said she is working to find "that balance of where the retail-medicine model can be helpful." / PBN FILE PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO
A woman walks into a CVS/pharmacy to get a prescription filled. While she waits, her child sees a nurse practitioner at an in-house clinic to get a lingering cough checked out. While the child is examined and treated, the woman picks up her prescription, along with some medicine for the child and perhaps some toiletries…

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