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[quote=Anonymous]Because insurance companies don't pay enough, and because Dr offices have to hire someone to file claims and fight claims with the insurance companies, they have to see more and more patients to make ends meet. Then it's hard to get an appointment, waits are long and time with the doctor is short. The idea behind concierge is that if patients pay a extra fee, the doctors can see fewer patients and have more time for those patients. A problem arises if the only patients who agree to pay the fee are incredibly sick/complex cases that require a ton of time, and the worried well who are probably hypochondriac. They need a balance of well and unwell patients paying them to make it work.[/quote]
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