By Jackie Farwell, BDN Staff SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — Roxanne Pettigrow has no health insurance. But the Gorham woman visits her doctor in South Portland every few weeks, paying $50 up front, once per month for regular checkups, office visits and preventive health screenings — care those lacking health coverage often skip. With her $600 annual […]
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Doctors Shun Insurance, Offering Care for Cash
April 14, 2014 
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By ALEXA URA LAREDO, Tex. — For 12 hours a day, the waiting room at Dr. Gustavo Villarreal’s family practice is packed with patients who pay a flat $50 fee for the convenience — or necessity — of a walk-in, quick-turn doctor’s visit. Efforts at both the state and federal level are underway to decrease […]
Continue reading In the World of Instant Communication, Some Doctors Add Skype to the Mix
April 13, 2014 0 Comments
Some boutique medical practices are offering Skype sessions with doctors as an instant communication bonus to their clients, for a price. And modern communication will likely change how all of us eventually communicate with our doctors. But, some medical experts are concerned that it could be destructive to practicing good medicine. One boutique startup in […]
Continue reading Prior to Concierge Medicine, My Access to Health Care Was Inferior to that of My Cat
April 12, 2014 0 Comments
Ari Armstrong. Although I loved my previous doctor, I had a difficult time scheduling a timely appointment with her. When I last called, I was told I’d have to wait three months to schedule a routine physical. Such delays are not unusual; many Americans—including many of my friends—are having trouble getting in to see a […]
Continue reading 3 trends driving retail health clinic expansion
April 11, 2014 0 Comments
Retail clinic numbers to hit 3,000 by 2015 Zack Budryk Retail health clinics are a new healthcare delivery trend quickly picking up steam across the country, the Washington Post reports. Walk-in retail clinics only date back about 14 years, according to the article, but after slow growth, management consulting firm Accenture predicts retail clinic numbers […]
Continue reading Disrupting the Traditional Primary Care Business Model- Direct Primary Care
April 9, 2014 0 Comments
Ben Wanamaker It is exciting to see numerous new primary care delivery business models bursting onto the scene, including concierge medicine, retail clinics, mobile health vans, and direct primary care. While each model has its own merits, direct primary care has some really unique disruptive potential that we’d like to highlight. Direct Primary Care Defined […]
Continue reading Deceptive communications threaten patient treatment
April 8, 2014 0 Comments
By MARCY ZWELLING-AAMOT Some California pharmacy benefit managers may be intentionally misleading doctors and making it more difficult for doctors do their jobs. As is often the case when health plans and benefit managers insert themselves into the physician-patient relationship, patients could ultimately pay the price. Pharmacy benefit managers have sent misleading letters to California […]
Continue reading Concierge Medicine, Not Surviving, Thriving
April 8, 2014 0 Comments
The Minnesota Physician-Patient Alliance (MPPA) is, with the American Association of Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS), co-spnsoring an important conference about the option of Direct Pay medical practice,”Thrive, Not Just Survive.” Any physician considering going to Direct Pay or wants to learn from colleagues who are doing Direct Pay now is encouraged to attend this informative […]
Continue reading Debunking Concierge Medicine Myths, Available To Just About Everybody
April 7, 2014 0 Comments
By Valerie Bauman When Devin Bruckner selected a pediatrician for her 6-year-old son, she wasn’t just thinking about what was best for him – she found an option that would be good for her community too. Bruckner took her son to the recently opened HopeCentral nonprofit health center in Southeast Seattle’s Rainier Valley. The new […]
Continue reading Concierge Medicine Hopes to Expand With Google
April 7, 2014 0 Comments
Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) April 02, 2014 MedLion Management, Inc., a national leader in the movement to improve Direct Primary Care, announced today that it will be using Helpouts by Google to offer telelmedicine services to its patients. “MedLion was chosen because of its multi-state presence and its stellar reputation in the rapidly emerging industry […]
Continue reading Concierge Medicine, Changing The Course Of Health Care.
April 7, 2014 0 Comments
By Mitchell Nelson The delivery and payment of health care is changing very quickly. The Affordable Care Act has created new dynamics within the practice of medicine. With many physicians and graduating residence becoming employees of large hospital networks, even less are becoming medical practice owners. However, with the changing health care rules, higher administration […]
Continue reading Million Dollar Mistake? Becoming a Doctor?
April 5, 2014 0 Comments
By Kathy Kristof, for CBS New Money Watch If you are brilliant, ambitious and gifted in science, you may consider becoming a doctor. If so, think twice. According to a new survey by personal finance site NerdWallet, most doctors are dissatisfied with the job, and less than half would choose a career in medicine if […]
Continue reading Attack On Out Of Network Doctors
April 5, 2014 0 Comments
By: G. Keith Smith, M.D. http://SurgeryCenterOK.com A patient who wanted to have a procedure at our facility asked us to file insurance. We discovered that if she had her surgery at our facility rather than at an “in network” hospital, her deductible would have been $3,000 instead of $1,500, her copay would have been 50% […]
Continue reading VIDEO: MedPage Today Interview with Leading Concierge Doctor Thomas LaGrelius, MD
April 4, 2014 0 Comments
Medpage today interviewed one of the top physicians practicing concierge medicine, Thomas LaGrelius, MD of Skypark Preferred Family Care. Dr. LaGrelius is also the President of the American College of Private Physicians, a professional association for established, successfully functioning direct practices.
Continue reading Concierge Medicine and Direct Primary Care Offer A New Way to See Your Doctor
April 4, 2014 0 Comments
Historically, visiting your medical provider meant a lot of waiting followed by an extremely brief interaction with the doctor before they scurried out the door. And it was often only then that you realized you had one more question! Later you would complain to friends that the customer service at your medical provider was terrible. […]
Continue reading Pondering The Worth of Concierge Medicine
April 4, 2014 0 Comments
By Erin Havel, for The Blog Huffington Post Healthy Living, March 25, 2014 Growing up, my entire family went to one local family physician. That doctor gave my mom medical care when she was pregnant, delivered me when I was born, gave school shots, wrote prescriptions for any virus that came up, and helped my […]
Continue reading MedLion Leads the Direct Primary Care Revolution
April 4, 2014 1 Comment
Doctors and Practices Join MedLion in Multiple States LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– In the last three months alone, Las Vegas-based MedLion Management, Inc., a Direct Primary Care provider organization, has signed up additional physicians and practices in California, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, Louisiana, Florida, and Ohio. Privately-owned by Founder and CEO, Dr. Samir Qamar, MedLion has quickly […]
Continue reading Study: Primary Care Access Is A Problem for 62 million Americans And Growing
April 4, 2014 0 Comments
Access to primary care remains a challenge for 62 million Americans A new study shows the primary care physician shortage leaves millions with inadequate access to care By Allison Ritchie for Medical Economics Under the Affordable Care Act, millions of Americans have obtained health insurance, but new research shows that those newly insured won’t be […]
Continue reading Connecticut Concierge Doctors Celebrate 10 years of Concierge Medicine
April 4, 2014 0 Comments
By Thomas O’Connor, MD, Personal Care Associates, LLC ,March 28, 2014 Drs. Paul Guardino and Thomas O’Connor, principals of Personal Care Physicians, LLC, both Board Certified Internists, graduates of UConn Medical Residency, and faculty at UConn School of Medicine, describe their unique concierge medicine practice as providing 24/7 physician access, same day appointments, extended office, […]
Continue reading New Concierge Medicine Practice Opens in Boulder Colorado
March 28, 2014 0 Comments
BOULDER CONCIERGE MEDICINE PRACTICE, FOUNDATION HEALTH®, OPENS TO HELP ITS PATIENTS EXPERIENCE WELL® BOULDER, COLORADO— Foundation Health has opened a Boulder, Colorado concierge primary care practice founded on one basic principle: helping its patients to experience well. “Our brand of concierge medicine allows us to provide affordable, exceptional care for our patients. By focusing on […]
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Maine doctors ditch insurance, offer monthly subscriptions for primary care
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Doctors Shun Insurance, Offering Care for Cash
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