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Concierge care continues to expand
"Physicians are reaching the tipping point on their business models, particularly in primary care," Tom Blue, executive director of the American Academy of Private Physicians, recently told the San
'Comfortable life' as a physician no longer a given
"Any day, the bottom can drop out. We could be bankrupt next month," family physician Scott Hammond recently told the Wall Street Journal. Hammond, whose three-doctor practice is struggling to see a
Legality of concierge practice questioned in Canada
Much like here in the United States, a growing number of Canadian physicians have begun charging membership fees in exchange for a higher level of healthcare service. Most "boutique," "retainer," or
Can concierge be ethical and profitable?
Since 2004, the primary-care physicians at Tufts Medical Center have offered patients two care options: being part of a traditional general medical practice or belonging to a retainer practice.
Direct-pay primary care offers a twist on concierge -- for the uninsured
Retainer medicine doesn't have to be just for the "haves," as some policy analysts decry. According to Michael Fine, MD, managing director of HealthAccessRI, which helps primary-care practices in
