Retail Healthcare News

The Professional Driver Insurance Program (PDIP) was developed through partnerships with the National Association of Workplace Programs (NAWP), Enrollment First Inc. and Scott Insurance, according to Dr. John McElligott, chairman and chief medical officer of PDMD.

McElligott said the insurance program offers drivers customary insurance coverage and benefits, including medical, dental, vision, accident, short-term disability, cancer, critical illness insurance and also includes a 24-hour medical hotline benefit available to all PDIP insured. 

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Pilot Travel Centers LLC and Roadside Medical Labs and Clinics held a grand opening today for a retail medical clinic at the Pilot center at 7200 Strawberry Plains Pike near the Interstate 40 interchange.

Knoxville based Pilot, the largest travel center operator in the country, and Alpharetta, Ga.-based Roadside Medical announced in December plans to create a national network of clinics to meet the needs of professional drivers.

In a statement on its Web site, Roadside Medical says the “clinics meet the specific needs of the trucker while driving down healthcare costs for the entire industry through regular preventive care, practical lifestyle and wellness programs, and full DOT compliance testing and reporting.”

Pilot and Roadside opened their first clinic in Cartersville, Ga., in January.

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