Facing reduced government funding, yet committed to broadening access to its services, Sankara Eye Care, a chain of hospitals in India, was at a crossroads in 2015. Over the years it had developed a lean operational model to provide free care to approximately 80 percent of its non-paying patients (cross-subsidized by paying patients).

This case provides an overview of Laastari, a Finland-based retail health clinic chain offering primary care services for a focused set of minor acute conditions. It presents an analysis of four key areas: value proposition and service offering; customer focus and strategy; funding model; and infrastructure.

This case provides an overview of Finland's primary care system, focusing on the country's public healthcare system. It presents an analysis of four key areas: value proposition and service offering; customer focus and strategy; funding model; and infrastructure.

This case study presents an example of business model innovation in the context of primary care delivery. It documents the story of Laastari, a new IT-driven retail health clinic chain based in Finland, including the process that links conceptual strategy to implementation and practice, as well as the evolving stakeholder ecosystem of the company.