We are capitalists. We want everyone to be successful in whatever profession one is in. I want everyone make money without being an asshole about it. The perfect example is New York Governor Andrew Cuomo making millions from a ghost written book about the COVID pandemic while the elderly are dying off from his mistakes!
We have a healthcare crisis. Not enough providers. The science and technology is there. But you have welfare bums in the ER, and all the illegal aliens who got hurt on the job get patched up courtesy of you and me. Family physicians are no longer taking more patients and folks who do have a doctor has to wait and wait.
And now its getting worse. In the richest part of the country known as Washington, DC doctors are getting into a practice called “Concierge medicine.” This is when a General practitioner takes on only a limited number of patients, and gives 30 minutes per office visits, and the doctors personal cell phone number, and other benefits all for a price! How much? From $1,200 to $3,000 per person per year! Here’s where the asshole part comes in. These doctors don’t start off in a concierge medicine practice. They start off as a regular family doctor and then when they decide to make the jump, the patient that does not have that money to lay out up front is to told to get lost! And when you visit your concierge doctor, you still have to pay your co-pay and deal with any costs that insurance did not pick up.
And how is it going? Well I know one family member who went with this shameful practice. He went to the hospital and his concierge doctor did not have physicians privilege to examine his patient in that hospital. The hospital was in the same county that the good doctor practiced and lived in! This same relative became deathly ill and Dr. Concierge did nothing as his illness was way beyond his paygrade! He didn’t even pay his respects! And he was this man’s doctor for over 20 years! Piece of shit!
For my family, my wife had to find a new physician, then another thanks to Concierge Medicine and yours truly is also looking for a new doctor. Now mind you, we have excellent insurance, but now we have to get in the back of the line, again!
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