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Will COVID Put Primary Care Clinics Out of Business?

Like many other businesses, independent primary care providers are struggling to stay afloat--just when they may be needed most.

By Emily Payne | May 20, 2020 at 02:01 PM

Across the country, businesses are suffering. Whether it’s closure due to stay-at-home orders, decreased demand, increased supply costs or a shortage of key materials, very few industries are immune to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some businesses won’t reopen when the rest of the economy does, and some jobs and industries will never look the same.

One sector in particular that is at risk of going away: primary care providers. While the financial plight of hospitals and major health systems has been well documented over the past few months, independent and smaller primary care providers have been struggling in relative silence.

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