Here Be Dragons

One Man’s Quest to Make Healthcare More Accessible and Affordable

In his new book, Here Be Dragons, Web Golinkin shares his experience helping to “retailize” the healthcare industry.

Today, millions of people benefit from accessible, affordable healthcare at walk-in clinics close to home. These facilities provide high-quality basic healthcare at reasonable prices seven days a week. During the COVID-19 pandemic, these clinics were a critical outlet for testing and vaccinations against the deadly virus.

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Retail clinics did not emerge without a fight. Web and others faced strong opposition from the medical establishment, skeptical third-party payors, and restrictive government regulations, as well as consumers who tended to believe that they could only get quality healthcare in a doctor’s office or hospital on someone else’s schedule at unpredictable costs.

Here Be Dragons is the true story of what happens when you are bold enough to try changing a hidebound, multi-trillion-dollar industry. Read about Web’s role as one of the earliest and leading movers in developing networks of the ubiquitous retail-based and urgent care clinics we rely on today.

Web's Speaking Topics

Customized keynotes for organizations and conferences, including:

  • How We Can Make U.S. Healthcare More Accessible and Affordable?
  • Is Single Payer the Solution (and Other Healthcare Myths)
  • Will the Longevity Movement Increase Lifespan and Healthspan?
  • 10 Healthcare Leadership Lessons I Learned the Hard Way
  • Where Are We on the Path from Volume to Value in Healthcare?
  • The Future of Healthcare under the Second Trump Administration