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[quote=Anonymous]Having a concierge doctor has been very good for me. I'm able to get in to see her easily, whereas my last pcp was booked out 6 months -- I had called for a physical in April and the first appointment they could give me was in November. And my concierge doctor has managed my hrt and weight loss meds, which many pcps won't/don't do (for various reasons). I'm healthier than I was, by a lot, when I first started seeing her. One of the things I appreciate is that when I have needed something, like for example a form filled out to get an insurance tier exception that would allow me to pay less for a medication, it's done that day. I feel like at a regular doctor's office it might get done some time this month, or maybe not, lol -- they just don't have time for that. But the ability to provide stuff like that quickly is built into the concierge practice model. I also found out that I have hearing loss because as part of the annual physical they do a hearing test; I had no idea I had hearing loss, I'm much younger than the age at which that normally happens, but it did explain a lot and I'll probably be getting hearing aids (even though I'm insecure about it because I've never seen anyone my age wearing them). These are some of the reasons it has been helpful for me.

That said, if you are pretty healthy and don't need much care, no sense at all in paying for concierge. People get frustrated when they can't get in same day to see their pcp if they are sick, but that is what urgent care is for. [/quote]

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