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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had no idea people in DC were getting hustled into paying a $2k concierge fee for a primary care provider. That's pretty sad.[/quote]

I live in DC and have no problem finding doctors who aren’t part of concierge practices.

Also just because a practice doesn’t *take* insurance doesn’t mean that insurance won’t *pay.*. Drs are just tired of the paperwork. We have a doctor than one person in our family uses but who doesn’t take insurance. They give us the right documentation and I can either mail it in or scan it and get reimbursed. [/quote]

I’m a new transplant to the area.

Trying to find a PCP that actually takes new patients is hellacious.  It is all concierge.  Or you are funneled into seeing a nurse practitioner.  Sorry, no offense, but I want to see a doctor, not a nurse practitioner.  Your insurance website can list all the PCPs they want that supposedly hake your insurance, but have you actually tried to be a new patient recently?  They never call you back. Or they’re full and no longer take new patients.  Or the only ones left have horrible reviews.

You are being herded like cattle more and more to concierge docs, because they’re the only real MD PCPs left who are decent and still take patients.  You just gotta be a wealthy elitist now for access. [/quote]
Ok, but imagine not having any insurance.  You can say, "well find a better job", but not all employers provide insurance, and there aren't enough jobs for every single American to have a job that provides good health insurance.

Insurance shouldn't be tied to employment. That would be a great start.[/quote]

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