"While insurance will cover many of the drugstore's other services, the clinics don't accept insurance for any of the check-ups, because they aren't considered equivalent to full-service annual physicals that are covered by health plans. Drugstores counter that for many patients and parents, the cost of popping into a walk-in clinic -- typically about $40 to $80 -- is well worth the convenience of not having to schedule (and, often, wait for) an appointment with a doctor."

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