A few days ago Dr. Jay Parkinson and I discussed the model of ‘concierge medicine’ and today I stumbled upon a Houston Chronicle article about health insurers not too pleased with this small but growing trend in healthcare. This concierge/insurer conflict will be an interesting one to follow because more consumers are demanding VIP medicine, more patients are willing to pay for it, and more and better technologies are creating new communication channels for patients and health care providers. The Wikipedia entry has some interesting points on the drawbacks of concierge medicine. Jay’s perspective is that [concierge medicie] is “not a solution for anything except the doctor’s wallet” and I cound’t agree more.
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A few days ago Dr. Jay Parkinson and I discussed the model of ‘concierge medicine’ and today I stumbled upon a Houston Chronicle article about health insurers not too pleased with this small but growing trend in healthcare. This concierge/insurer conflict will be an interesting one to follow because more consumers are demanding VIP medicine, more patients are willing to pay for it, and more and better technologies are creating new communication channels for patients and health care providers. The Wikipedia entry has some interesting points on the drawbacks of concierge medicine. Jay’s perspective is that [concierge medicie] is “not a solution for anything except the doctor’s wallet” and I cound’t agree more.