By Lauren Silverman, Marketplace
Friday, July 12, 2013 – Gus Bates had had enough. Enough standing in lines. Enough copayments. And enough of reminding his physician who he actually is.
Then he heard about a doctor with a different kind of practice.
“It’s like the little house on the prairie medicine, where you have a one on one relationship with your physician,” Bates says.
Call it “boutique care” or “direct primary care”, but it’s best known as concierge care. Generally, patients pay a monthly fee like a gym membership. And what do they get? A physical, and 24/7 access to their doctor.
It’s the second time this week Gus Bates has seen his doctor in Fort Worth.
Source: http://www.marketplace.org/topics/your-money/health-care/more-doctors-offer-concierge-care
