[Cincinatus' Wife]

The 'concierge' will see you now "......Starting in January, he will charge each patient a $600 per year fee that lets them enjoy his “concierge” service. ......Signups will be on a first-come, first-served basis until the reduced roster is full. He said his patients who do not want to use the concierge service can still stay with the practice and be seen by Amy Clark, D.O. in his office or his nurse practitioner at no extra fee, he said."

Concierge medicine a sign of trouble in family practices "Has it really come to the point where your independent family doctor needs an extra retainer to survive?......"

[pfony1]

It’s a shame that Obama’s Death Panels won’t “take out” one tort lawyer for each “too-old-to-save” patient these panels condemn to die.

[snoringbear]

“Has it really come to the point where your independent family doctor needs an extra retainer to survive?......”

Perhaps yes. Sadly, that old time tested Law of Unintended Consequences appears to be coming not play.....