For those who have a concierge primary care doctor, what services are included?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hopefully you will get a more directly responsive answer, but here is a data point:

My neighbor owns this practice (midwest): https://libertyfamilymed.com/membership/benefits/

The benefits at are a lot more than you describe, and the cost is much lower. DH and I are just about ready to sign up because we are so fed up with our primary care providers network.

We are obviously in a lower COLA, but medical stuff is not that much different here- university of missouri physicians make a lot more than university of virginia physicians, for example, because reimbursements are the same everywhere, and because it is harder to recruit to missouri.

Who the helllwants to love in Misswhere the legislature thinks it’s ok for 9 year olds to marry?

Josh Hawley was reelected stupidity of voters there is unbelievable

Medical care for women is atrocious

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We paid about $2000 each last year. It includes the physical and lab work, appointments within 24 hours, phone call and electronic communications. His assistant is good to endure he sees messages and handles refills promptly, as well as adding things to our record such as immunizations we get elsewhere.

I got this for free great practice in MD

[Anonymous]

Your doctor doesn't sound concierge. My concierge doctor includes some labs, always getting an appointment, nit being rushed etc. You do seem to contradict yourself. A person with no health issues shouldn't be such a frequent flyer at the doxtors office.

I woukd leave the practice and make sure to let the doctor know why. Screening calls, lack of communication and service.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I get all that and more from Kaiser.

People hate on Kaiser and managed care but there is a lot to love about that system.

It’s great as long as you have no mental health needs at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I get all that and more from Kaiser.

People hate on Kaiser and managed care but there is a lot to love about that system.

It’s great as long as you have no mental health needs at all.

Or chronic pain

Or a kid with autism that isn't completely obvious

Or don't want to travel 30 minutes to urgent care and wait for 4 hours to get care

Or be able to get your radiology images without a massive fight

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are with one medical because my cop went to them. I get prompt answers to messages, forms done online for kids. Urgent televisions or in person visits when sick. And it's what a $200 fee per person per year.

We have One Medical right now, too, and while I like the prompt replies to messages and how easy it is to get an appointment, two things annoy me:
1. There is so much turnover with doctors and they tend to hire NPs and DOs instead of MDs (at least in the offices I go to - Mosaic, Tysons, and Reston); and
2. The emails/messages go to whoever happens to be checking messages that day, so it's never my revolving door of providers answering my questions, it's usually a nurse or an NP that I've never met.

That said, I agree they are super responsive and there have been several times where they've prescribed medication with the "treat me now" option, so it's tempting just to keep them as "urgent care concierge".

[Anonymous]

My doctor will remove skin tags and weird skin things, do biopsies, text me, get me in same day, get samples from drug reps, look at emailed pictures, anything she can do in office is included in my monthly fee.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I get all that and more from Kaiser.

People hate on Kaiser and managed care but there is a lot to love about that system.

It’s great as long as you have no mental health needs at all.

Or chronic pain

Or a kid with autism that isn't completely obvious

Or don't want to travel 30 minutes to urgent care and wait for 4 hours to get care

Or be able to get your radiology images without a massive fight

This is par for the DMV urgent-care course.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are with one medical because my cop went to them. I get prompt answers to messages, forms done online for kids. Urgent televisions or in person visits when sick. And it's what a $200 fee per person per year.

We have One Medical right now, too, and while I like the prompt replies to messages and how easy it is to get an appointment, two things annoy me:
1. There is so much turnover with doctors and they tend to hire NPs and DOs instead of MDs (at least in the offices I go to - Mosaic, Tysons, and Reston); and
2. The emails/messages go to whoever happens to be checking messages that day, so it's never my revolving door of providers answering my questions, it's usually a nurse or an NP that I've never met.

That said, I agree they are super responsive and there have been several times where they've prescribed medication with the "treat me now" option, so it's tempting just to keep them as "urgent care concierge".

DOs are fine. They are doctors. NPs -- well, having to see the NP all the time at my regular PCPs office and the fact that she messed stuff up was a huge part of what pushed me to pay for concierge.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are with one medical because my cop went to them. I get prompt answers to messages, forms done online for kids. Urgent televisions or in person visits when sick. And it's what a $200 fee per person per year.

We have One Medical right now, too, and while I like the prompt replies to messages and how easy it is to get an appointment, two things annoy me:
1. There is so much turnover with doctors and they tend to hire NPs and DOs instead of MDs (at least in the offices I go to - Mosaic, Tysons, and Reston); and
2. The emails/messages go to whoever happens to be checking messages that day, so it's never my revolving door of providers answering my questions, it's usually a nurse or an NP that I've never met.

That said, I agree they are super responsive and there have been several times where they've prescribed medication with the "treat me now" option, so it's tempting just to keep them as "urgent care concierge".

You're annoyed that $199 a year isn't buying top tier MDs? Be grateful that you're getting a physician at that price point.
As PP said, DOs are physicians, and they're fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are with one medical because my cop went to them. I get prompt answers to messages, forms done online for kids. Urgent televisions or in person visits when sick. And it's what a $200 fee per person per year.

The only negative I've had with One Medical is that once a doctor realizes they are good and in demand, they leave to go concierge at a much more expensive practice. Has happened to me twice. Currently, there is ONE MD in all of northern Virginia. The rest are OD or NP.

[Anonymous]

I am done with my family’s primary care doctors, my DH, teen kids, and mine. Response time is horrible. Portal messages go unread. Waiting forever for appts. Our drs are at both GW and medstar and they are equally disengaged and unavailable. I am frequently disconnected after waiting 20 min for someone to answer.

We all have various health issues that should be monitored, even the kids. It’s frustrating that we don’t even get told our lab or test results, we just look them up on our own.

We are in upper NW. I’ve heard pretty negative things about One Medical. Does anyone have any other recommendations for this area? For a family plan?

Today I realized one of my appts had been cancelled with zero notice. No one left a message or anything. Just cancelled with no message to reschedule. I called the office and they confirmed no one tried to contact me.

The amount of time I spend dealing with doctors is ridiculous — I have a full time job and this can suck hours out of the day. DH can’t do this bc his work is F2F whereas I am closed in an office. But it means I am the one constantly playing catch up bc I a waiting time with this insanity during the day.

Please help!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are with one medical because my cop went to them. I get prompt answers to messages, forms done online for kids. Urgent televisions or in person visits when sick. And it's what a $200 fee per person per year.

The only negative I've had with One Medical is that once a doctor realizes they are good and in demand, they leave to go concierge at a much more expensive practice. Has happened to me twice. Currently, there is ONE MD in all of northern Virginia. The rest are OD or NP

One Medical is the scratch and dent bin of medicine. Picky patients need to move up a few notches in price or get in line at an insurance practice.

[Anonymous]

Any specific names of concierge doctors accepting new patients?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are with one medical because my cop went to them. I get prompt answers to messages, forms done online for kids. Urgent televisions or in person visits when sick. And it's what a $200 fee per person per year.

The only negative I've had with One Medical is that once a doctor realizes they are good and in demand, they leave to go concierge at a much more expensive practice. Has happened to me twice. Currently, there is ONE MD in all of northern Virginia. The rest are OD or NP

One Medical is the scratch and dent bin of medicine. Picky patients need to move up a few notches in price or get in line at an insurance practice.

One Medical is in-network for most insurance…sounds like you are commenting without the constraint of knowing much.