“I just got a letter from my cardiologist who is,as it happens,a senior staff member at one of the world’s most famous hospitals.In short,the letter stated that due to financial pressures brought about by OsamaObamaCare,he’s forced to charge each of his patients a $1,500/yr “retainer” fee (my word) in addition to the standard insurance reimbursements and co-pays”
If he is a MediCare Participating Physican your cardiologist is also going to be Department of Corrections #32123445. He will be doing jail time as “retainers” are illegal under MediCare rules and most state administered MediCaid regs
My doctor did the same thing but they are not calling them retainers. Mine joined an organization called MDVIP. If you want to be a patient of his under this organization it is $1800 per year on top of insurance.