In recent years, as the number of local doctors has decreased and hospital emergency rooms have grown increasingly congested, many people across the United States have begun turning to private walk in clinics instead. Urgent care clinics are a popular example of this: these medical centers, which provide urgent medical care for a variety of non-life-threatening conditions, allow patients to access quick, convenient treatment for the price of a normal doctor’s co-pay. Given the success of urgent care clinics, some states are now allowing companies to do something similar with emergency room care. However, with many patients reporting that these …