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Rise in concierge care draws scrutiny
ABC News ^ | 05/09/2013 | Ali Gorman, R.N.

Posted on 05/11/2013 2:37:53 PM PDT by Kid Shelleen

When President Obama unveiled the Affordable Care Act, he said, "You won't lose your doctor." However, thousands in our area say they are because their doctors are changing their practice.

The doctors are switching to a concierge or boutique medical practice. --snip-- Dr. Lazowick says he wanted to get back to the reasons he became a doctor, which was difficult with the way healthcare is going.

He says, "I was on this conveyor belt where I was treating a problem moving to the next."

Dr. Lazowick is not alone. Many primary care doctors are taking this route. And the pace seems to be accelerating, with the approach of full implementation of healthcare reform in January 2014.

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KEYWORDS: 0carenightmare; boutique; concierge; conciergecare; doctor; doctors; healthcare; obamacare
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To: Paladin2
More like you can now go to the DMV and wait for your doctor along with waiting for your plate.

Well... in my state, the STATE GOVT no longer staffs or runs the DMV office. It is all done by private contractors.

41 posted on 05/12/2013 11:28:56 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (The monsters are due on Maple Street)
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