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Resolution 090608

Authorizing Council's Committees on Commerce and Economic Development and Public Health and Human Services to hold joint hearings on the lack of retail medical clinics in chain stores within the City as compared with the surrounding suburbs and the degree to which such clinics could provide Philadelphians affordable and convenient healthcare services as well as promote local economic development.

Introduced Sep 17, 2009Joint Committees on Commerce & Economic Development and Public Health & Human ServicesOfficial record: City of Philadelphia via Legistar

Introduced by

Councilmember JonesCouncilmember GoodeCouncilmember SanchezCouncilmember GreenCouncilmember TascoCouncilmember RizzoCouncilmember ClarkeCouncilmember GreenleeCouncilmember MillerCouncilmember DiCiccoCouncilmember KenneyCouncil President VernaCouncilmember BlackwellCouncilmember Reynolds BrownCouncilmember KellyCouncilmember O'Neill

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  1. “Thank you, Madam President. I want to thank the Co-Chairs of the Commerce and Economic Development Committee and Public Health for having hearings on Resolution 090608, which was to deal with the retail clinics in Philadelphia or the lack thereof, as we discovered in our hearing process. One of the discoveries was made by my colleague Councilwoman Tasco, and into this question, ask of the particular members of CVS, R…”

    Councilman Jones · Stated Meeting, December 9, 2010 · Dec 9, 2010 · official transcript, this passage

  2. “Thank you, Madam President. Today I rise to talk about our resolution that we passed, Resolution 090608, which dealt with pharmacy-owned health clinics. Shortly after that resolution was passed by this body, we met with pharmacists and pharmacy-owned clinics. They had a conference here in Philadelphia. We talked about the need for healthcare. We recognized in that timeframe that Obama had done his job by bringing nat…”

    Councilman Jones · Stated Meeting, April 22, 2010 · Apr 22, 2010 · official transcript, this passage

  3. “Thank you, Madam President. Last week we had the privilege in the City of Philadelphia of hosting a retail clinic summit that was their 10th annual clinic, primarily sponsored by Jefferson Hospital. We passed a resolution in Council, Resolution 090608, which dealt with retail health clinics. As we look at the next stage and healthcare becomes front and center and the administration at the federal level is going to ma…”

    Councilman Jones · Stated Meeting, March 4, 2010 · Mar 4, 2010 · official transcript, this passage

Status timeline

  1. Sep 17, 2009ADOPTED & REFERRED · CITY COUNCIL
  2. Sep 17, 2009READ · CITY COUNCIL
  3. Sep 17, 2009Introduced · CITY COUNCIL
  4. Dec 6, 2010HEARING NOTICES SENT · Joint Committees on Commerce & Economic Development and Public Health & Human Services
  5. Dec 6, 2010HEARING HELD · Joint Committees on Commerce & Economic Development and Public Health & Human Services
  6. Dec 6, 2010RECESSED · Joint Committees on Commerce & Economic Development and Public Health & Human Services

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..Title Authorizing Council's Committees on Commerce and Economic Development and Public Health and Human Services to hold joint hearings on the lack of retail medical clinics in chain stores within the City as compared with the surrounding suburbs and the degree to which such clinics could provide Philadelphians affordable and convenient healthcare services as well as promote local economic development. ..Body WHEREAS, Nearly one thousand retail clinics have opened in drug stores and other retail chains throughout the country offering in-store affordable and convenient medical services for minor illnesses and injuries as well as such things as sports physicals and vaccinations; and WHEREAS, A recent University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine study found that these clinics have opened more often in higher-income areas and therefore are not meeting their full potential to address the alarming problem of the growing number of uninsured and underinsured; and WHEREAS, In the past four years some retail clinics have expanded their services to go beyond routine maladies by including treatment for chronic conditions such as osteoporosis and asthma; and WHEREAS, According to a study reported in the September 1st issue of Annals of Internal Medicine, retail clinics have proven to be cost-effective with cost savings of 30 to 40 percent over physician's offices and urgent care centers and 80 percent cheaper than in emergency rooms while providing quality service through the use of experienced family nurse practitioners and physicians assistants; and WHEREAS, There are only two retail clinics within the borders of Philadelphia despite the proliferation of a variety of drug store chains; and WHEREAS, Establishing retail clinics in medically underserved communities throughout Philadelphia would also boost revenues to those pharmacies and promote local economic growth, now therefore RESOLVED, THAT THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADEPHIA, Hereby authorizes the committees on Commerce and Economic Development and Public Health and Human Services to hold joint hearings on the lack of retail medical clinics in chain stores within the City as compared with the surrounding suburbs and the degree to which such clinics could provide Philadelphians affordable and convenient healthcare services as well as promote economic development. ..End