Re:Americans Are Skipping Doctor Visits Due to Costs
by wrp on Friday December 15, 2023 @03:56AM
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I've read comments that concierge medicine is cost effective if you require frequent visits, as with many older patients. Would like to know if this is true.
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Re:Americans Are Skipping Doctor Visits Due to Costs
by danans on Friday December 15, 2023 @10:34AM
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Concierge medicine fees are thousand per year in addition to insurance, deductibles, and copays, not in lieu of those expenses.
The doctors I know of who practice it have very wealthy clientele for whom convenience and access is the important factor, not the cost.
Re:Americans Are Skipping Doctor Visits Due to Costs
by nth_degree on Friday December 15, 2023 @12:27PM
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My in-laws, who are not wealthy, absolutely love the concierge set-up they have with their doctor. They do utilize it often, which makes it worth it.
Re:Americans Are Skipping Doctor Visits Due to Costs
by danans on Friday December 15, 2023 @01:00PM
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We're falling into a trap of using subjective definitions the term "wealthy".
$2000-$3000/person/year [1] on top of regular insurance is a more than most people can afford, especially in a country where a large percentage of the population has little in terms of savings [2], and 60% live paycheck-to-paycheck [3].
But you certainly don't have to be a billionaire or even a deca-millionaire to afford it. You just need to be in the higher percentiles of your local income/wealth distribution.
1. https://www.partnermd.com/blog/concierge-medicine-costs-fact...
2. https://www.bankrate.com/banking/savings/emergency-savings-r...
3. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/27/60percent-of-americans-are-s...