Concierge Medicine

More physicians opting for concierge medicine.
In the New York Times (4/30, B6, Subscription Publication) Wealth Matters column, Paul Sullivan wrote about "a growing subset of" healthcare: concierge medicine. "MDVIP, which has 450 concierge doctors in 34 states, charges patients $1,500 to $1,800 a year. Their doctors are each limited to 600 patients, whereas, the company says, most primary care physicians serve at least 2,000 patients." The company "says appointments with doctors 'start on time and last as long as necessary' and can usually be made the same day or the next one."