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ACA Responsible for Surging Urgent Care Demand

If the legislation changes, the demand for urgent care centers, which are now leasing retail spaces, could subside as a result.

Andrew Fogg Andrew Fogg is a partner at Cox, Castle & Nicholson.

Demand for urgent care facilities is spurring major activity, from new development to leases in retail centers. The Affordable Care Act—which gave more people healthcare coverage—has been the driving force of this new demand. The current political narrative around healthcare, and the many efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, could diminish that new demand, however. Andrew Fogg, a partner at Cox, Castle Nicholson, sat down with us for an exclusive interview to discuss the effects of healthcare legislation on the burgeoning urgent care market. For now, he says, landlords and developers aren’t concerned, but that could all change if healthcare repeal efforts succeed.

GlobeSt.com: How has the Affordable Care Act had an impact on urgent care demand and the trend of urgent care facilities moving into retail spaces, and will the current discussion over healthcare legislation impact that demand?

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Kelsi Maree Borland

Kelsi Maree Borland

Kelsi Maree Borland is a freelance journalist and magazine writer based in Los Angeles, California. For more than 5 years, she has extensively reported on the commercial real estate industry, covering major deals across all commercial asset classes, investment strategy and capital markets trends, market commentary, economic trends and new technologies disrupting and revolutionizing the industry. Her work appears daily on GlobeSt.com and regularly in Real Estate Forum Magazine. As a magazine writer, she covers lifestyle and travel trends. Her work has appeared in Angeleno, Los Angeles Magazine, Travel and Leisure and more.

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