Re: Is anyone in or has used a concierge medicine ... - Page 2

Mz iMac · ‎07-26-2014

Concierge medical services are well worth the price if you are "sickly" and/or frequent doctors for one reason or another. Not worth the expense for those of us who are healthy and/or rarely see a doctor.

I live in a senior community. There are 2 concierge medical clinics in my town. From what I see in my community, they are doing a bang up business. According to their snail mail flyers, there are several types of packages you can choose from.

All the pharmacies including CVS & Walgreens have FREE rx delivery services in my town. This service is not advertised. You have to request same & be put on their "rx delivery list." The things you learn when living in a 55+ community.

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terrier3 · ‎03-10-2010

@JasoninBoston wrote:
@winamac1 wrote:
@Abrowneyegirl wrote:
I (we) do and I think it is well worth it.
Our Dr limits the practice to 400 people.
When I call in the MD or one the nurses (all BS RN's) they know me by name and we know them on a first name basis.
The fact that we can call and talk, email, or text our doctor 24 hours a day is a huge bonus.
We get appointments usually within 24 hours. Usually same day.
When we need to see a specialist they the RN or the MD does it with us right then and there and we get in with the specialist ASAP no several week wait to see a derm.
Our practice also has a dietitian and a psychologist on staff as part of the healthy body and mind philosophy.

Health is wealth and for us it is worth the $$$.
What is the average price for these? I am curious as to how expensive they are? I don't know of many in my area, but there have to be some. TIA
The one I was in for 5 years is between $2,000 and $3,000 per year.

PLUS you have to still have health insurance on top of that extra cost.

winamac1 · ‎12-29-2010

@JasoninBoston wrote:
@winamac1 wrote:
@Abrowneyegirl wrote:
I (we) do and I think it is well worth it.
Our Dr limits the practice to 400 people.
When I call in the MD or one the nurses (all BS RN's) they know me by name and we know them on a first name basis.
The fact that we can call and talk, email, or text our doctor 24 hours a day is a huge bonus.
We get appointments usually within 24 hours. Usually same day.
When we need to see a specialist they the RN or the MD does it with us right then and there and we get in with the specialist ASAP no several week wait to see a derm.
Our practice also has a dietitian and a psychologist on staff as part of the healthy body and mind philosophy.

Health is wealth and for us it is worth the $$$.
What is the average price for these? I am curious as to how expensive they are? I don't know of many in my area, but there have to be some. TIA
The one I was in for 5 years is between $2,000 and $3,000 per year.

Thanks for your information. I need to check this out. I'm interested in this type of service.

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hckynut · ‎03-10-2010

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@JasoninBoston

Nope. Don't have money to waste, nor do I need a high paid doctor. Like other things in life, more money paid does not mean you get better quality, in anything.

Being on Medicare and a Secondary from my retirement plan, and I see every doctor of my choice. Just fine with me.

Hey, if you got the $$$, you have a choice. Many ladies do not have that financial luxury.

hckynut(john)

JasoninBoston · ‎02-18-2012

@winamac1 wrote:
@JasoninBoston wrote:
@winamac1 wrote:
@Abrowneyegirl wrote:
I (we) do and I think it is well worth it.
Our Dr limits the practice to 400 people.
When I call in the MD or one the nurses (all BS RN's) they know me by name and we know them on a first name basis.
The fact that we can call and talk, email, or text our doctor 24 hours a day is a huge bonus.
We get appointments usually within 24 hours. Usually same day.
When we need to see a specialist they the RN or the MD does it with us right then and there and we get in with the specialist ASAP no several week wait to see a derm.
Our practice also has a dietitian and a psychologist on staff as part of the healthy body and mind philosophy.

Health is wealth and for us it is worth the $$$.
What is the average price for these? I am curious as to how expensi they are? I don't know of many in my area, but there have to be some. TIA
The one I was in for 5 years is between $2,000 and $3,000 per year.
Thanks for your information. I need to check this out. I'm interested in this type of service.

Depending on where you live it may be much less. Boston is super expensive for everything.

SeaMaiden · ‎03-10-2010

There was an internist I went to for my pre surgery blood tests and physicals that I really liked..... To see him as my own doctor would cost me $1000 a year. I might consider it......

millieshops · ‎03-09-2010

I doubt this is in any way a one-way-fits-all decision.

Where I lived for the past 60 years I know a variety of doctors and lots of people who also as we've aged have met with plenty of doctors of all sorts. I don't feel the need for a concierge here - at least not while I'm relatively healthy and in control of my thoughts.

I also benefit from the fact that my primary care doctor now belongs to a larger system and when he makes a recommendation and I accept his choice, I know that doctor is also going to have immediate access to all my records, tests, etc. That makes co-ordination so much easier.

I have definitrely considered concierge where my second home is if for no other reason than that I know fewer people to take recommendations from. Certainly if that home becomes the one place I choose forever in a few years, I'll look for a concierge practice.

Tyak · ‎01-26-2013

We haven't yet but, we're seriously considering one. Healthcare in this country has gotten absolutely horrible the past couple years. Our pcp has left her practice because of the changes and the new doc views his patients as nothing more than a number in our opinion.

hckynut · ‎03-10-2010

@Tyak

I have had 2 of my doctors, of many years, leave their practice because of a particular health care necessity for them to hire many more staff workers because of the immense increase in paper(computer) work.

It took me 2 visits with 2 different doctors, to find one that understood that we would be partners in my health care. The 1st doctor thought I was going to come in/listen to him, and accept what he had to say. It took me only a couple minutes to tell him, "I don't think so". I got up and walked out while he was still mumbling something.

The 2nd doctor and myself hit it off right from the getgo. There is no way I would continue to see any doctor that didn't listen to what I had to say, or seemed to be in a hurry.

Have you looked for other doctors? If not, I suggest you give it a shot.

hckynut(john)