By Jeffrey S. Solochek, Times Staff Writer
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
LAND O'LAKES — Rhonda Fowler has no complaints about her family's medical care.
But the Pasco County school district's three new employee health centers — the first of which opens this week — have her intrigued.
The centers will offer doctor visits, a range of widely-used generic drugs, several types of medical tests and wellness counseling for free to anyone on the district's health benefits plan. District officials are psyched about the initiative because they expect to save $3 million or more annually in medical expenses.
The bottom line has caught Fowler's attention, too.
"I just like the convenience and no cost," said Fowler, a secretary in the district's special education department.
She could use the center at Land O'Lakes High for herself, or the one at Gulf High for her three children. Between copays ...