So there is  a lot of brew haha about the emergence of concierge medicine. People who can pay with cash, credit card or by check will be seen faster and get more attention. Primary care doctors have been doing this for a number of years and trend is increasing. But concierge medicine is not limited to primary care. It is a form of practice taken up by radiologists and also surgeons. My feeling is that concierge medicine works best in big cities and affluent areas. There is no way that a doctor in a “working class-rural-town-in-the-middle-of-nowhere ” is going to have an “elite cash only” practice. At least no doctor in Alaska- hint, hint. The health care reform bill is not about stamping out concierge medicine. The media should should take a closer look at what it means for a concierge primary care doctor. The doctor is “on call”  24/7 for the needs of about 600 patients all year. Does that sound like a fun job?

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