Primary Care All Night Long
Another benefit of out-of-pocket medical care:
"In the city that never sleeps, we don't either," read ads plastered on the outer walls….The clinic promises more personalized, attentive late-night care than understaffed hospitals, and the continuity of primary-care physicians rather than a rotating cast of residents….
Uninsured people pay a $125 fee for the first visit and $65 for subsequent visits, with discounts available depending on income….
The clinic takes private health insurance and Medicare for the elderly, but not Medicaid for the poor.
Full story here.
More evidence that we can have a real market for primary care – so long as the health insurers are bit players and not dictating the structure of care.
John, you have three posts today on ways that innovative people are challenging traditional care and traditional ways of paying for care. Bravo!
This is the only blog site I know of where you get this out-of-the-box thinking.
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