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So my doctor's office is transitioning to a "concierge" model, where you pay an annual membership fee for the privilege of being a patient of theirs. They still take insurance money (and presumably Medicare/Medicaid), but you have to be on their list before you can get an appointment. Oh, and they limit the number of patients that they'll service, so you have to sign up early so you don't get shut out.

Such a scam.

[Julian, Forum COGNOSCENTI]

So my doctor's office is transitioning to a "concierge" model, where you pay an annual membership fee for the privilege of being a patient of theirs. They still take insurance money (and presumably Medicare/Medicaid), but you have to be on their list before you can get an appointment. Oh, and they limit the number of patients that they'll service, so you have to sign up early so you don't get shut out.

Such a scam.

JA-lite. True concierge is like a 5:1 doc:patient ratio.

[ye-ole-hatch ıll|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl]

man, paying 20% of your dr's office operating costs seems steep

[Julian, Forum COGNOSCENTI]

man, paying 20% of your dr's office operating costs seems steep

What operating costs? You don’t much staff/space when your clientele is 5.

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who is going to put the Cucumber, Lemon, Mint water in the cooler and make sure the latest issue of the Robb Report is in the waiting area

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I feel like it's impossible to find a GP that is actually paying attention enough to ask you relevant questions and offer decent diagnosis.
What about just sliding a $20($50/$100?) to your GP or physicians assistant at the end of your visit?
I feel like with the general nature of service industry, of which I include general medical care, you're at least bound to be remembered as tip guy and served appropriately when the same person likely sees maybe 40 people a day.
I have yet to actually try this.

[Julian, Forum COGNOSCENTI]

who is going to put the Cucumber, Lemon, Mint water in the cooler and make sure the latest issue of the Robb Report is in the waiting area

If you think people who truly have concierge medicine are going to the doctors instead of the doctors coming to them, you are not understanding what real concierge medicine is vs a doctors office with a membership fee who calls it “concierge”.