Will Concierge Medicine Survive Backlash from Insurers?
Will Concierge Medicine Survive Backlash from Insurers? Tuesday March 18, 2008#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}zSB(3,3)Concierge medicine is a relatively small but growing trend among physicians in America. Concierge care, also known as boutique medicine, or executive health care, offers patients personal access to their physician on short notice, or during non-standard hours. In a concierge model, physicians charge each patient an annual retainer which can be thousands of dollars, offsetting the need for insurance reimbursement, and allowing doctors to carry a smaller patient load while still earning a comparable income. Patients enjoy more personalized care and ease of access to the physicians time. Many see concierge medical care as a way for doctors and patients to circumvent insurance companies or cut managed care out of the process altogether, which could be detrimental to the i
