An interesting program and I admit I had never heard of it. So what does it cost a family for the retainer? And what happens if they need to be hospitalized? Is there a similar retainer program for hospitals?
Its really just a pilot program at this point so things are being tweaked and studied for the best way.
I talked to my doctor about it and he likes it. He thinks it will be especially helpful for preventative medicine because people will get a yearly check up because they’ve already prepaid for it. If someone needs a flu shot they’ll obviously have to pay for it but the office visit is already paid. He wants to see a pay scale system by age and services rendered.
He says the insurance companies don’t like it at all because they’re afraid it will derail the Obamacare gravy train.