MedPage Today June 7, 2024
— Innovative care models should be a tool to enhance quality and equity, not further diminish it
At the intersection of healthcare and consumerism comes concierge medicine, a trend embraced in some form by athletes such as Novak Djokovic, Lebron James, and Tom Brady. Many pursue this form of care to achieve the highest levels of medical care — and they pay a premium for it.
Concierge medicine is a membership-based healthcare model where patients pay a flat fee for complete access to a physician. This fee often covers unlimited office and telehealth visits, direct phone access to a doctor, basic diagnostic and blood tests, and specialist referrals as necessary — all without co-pays and additional charges.
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