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Lessons From An Unexpected Disruptor: Urgent Care

3 weeks 6 days ago

My mentor Clayton Christensen taught us that disruptors win by being cheaper. They enter the market at the bottom with “good enough” alternatives that cost less, then gradually move upmarket, as Toyota’s economy cars eventually gave rise to Lexus. Yet urgent care is disrupting American healthcare even while charging somewhat more than a traditional primary care visit, and the strategy is working brilliantly. To understand the trend more deeply, I interviewed Dr. Andrea Giamalva, who...

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