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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I didn't read the whole thread, but personally I wish more PCP offices offered "concierge light" models. I don't want to spend $250 per month to retain the services of a doctor I see once or twice a year but I would spend $250 per year or an extra $50 per visit over two visits per year if it meant I could see the same 1-2 providers on a regular visit and didn't get rushed out of there. Same thing goes for our pediatric practice. [/quote]

I feel like Teledoc fills that role in my life now. For little sick visits, we just use that: it's immediate care at home. And the doctors we have had were always great.[/quote]

I used Teledoc recently and it was so easy for a minor dermatology thing. I had a response within an hour. 
I work in nutrition though, and dietitians complain about Teledoc because BCBS hires dietitians at low pay for Teledoc services, and then tries to get patients to use that instead of paying out for a private practice dietitian. Basically it saves costs but at the expense of the providers.  [/quote]

Well, sure.  You just said yourself that for non-emergent visits it works just as well and is much more convenient.  Of course insurance is trying to lower costs if there is no impact on the patient.  Insurance, and health care, is not a jobs program for providers.  Those dieticians are like the makers of buggy whips complaining about the automobile.  [/quote]

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