How Emerging Models Come Close to Making This Reality — The Concierge Option

By Jesse M. Pines, MD, MBA, MSCE; Robert D. Glatter, MD DISCLOSURES

January 31, 2024

Excerpt from post … The Concierge Option: Probably the closest thing to having your own personal emergency medicine doctor is concierge medicine, which combines personalized care and accessibility. Concierge doctors come in many forms, but they usually charge a fixed fee for 24/7 availability and same-day appointments. A downside of concierge medicine is its expense ($2000–$3500 per year), and that many don’t take insurance. Concierge medicine is also criticized because, as doctors gravitate toward it, people in the community often lose their physician if they can’t afford the fees.

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