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Posted on 12/5/16 at 10:46 am to TheArrogantCorndog
When I lived in BR I saw a Dr. Robert Wood. Fantastic doctor. Short bald man who wears cowboy boots. I can't recommend him enough. I don't know whether he does the same thing, though.
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Posted on 12/5/16 at 10:46 am to yoga girl
I can't believe this guy has gone from being one of the original drummers of Pearl Jam to being a primary care physician.
Good for him!
Good for him!
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Posted on 12/5/16 at 10:47 am to dabigfella
In lieu of health insurance, a concierge retainer and paying for visits and labs when necessary would come out cheaper, on an annual basis, for most normal people.
But that whole penalty for not having insurance screws that. And hospitalization policies are difficult to find to.
But that whole penalty for not having insurance screws that. And hospitalization policies are difficult to find to.
Posted on 12/5/16 at 10:49 am to MSMHater
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In lieu of health insurance, a concierge retainer and paying for visits and labs when necessary would come out cheaper, on an annual basis, for most normal people.
True. I have a very high deductible and pay cash so I almost always get a nice cash discount. I don't go to the doctor very much anyway.
Posted on 12/5/16 at 10:50 am to yoga girl
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This is a travesty (though I admit that my doctor probably doesn't see many poor people so maybe I'm a hypocrite on this one issue).
It's a travesty that doctors are opting out of an inordinate workload thanks to the gov't ruining healthcare?
Posted on 12/5/16 at 10:52 am to maxxrajun70
While he was a serviceable pitcher at LSU, Skip Bertman's nickname for Chamberlain was "The Bat Finder"....
Posted on 12/5/16 at 10:52 am to fr33manator
We have always gone to Shenandoah Medical on coursey. Started off with Dr Ferrara and he went MDVIP a few years ago so we switched to Dr Day (same buidling)...got a letter a week or two ago saying he's going to MDVIP too. We will also be looking for a new doctor.
Posted on 12/5/16 at 10:52 am to MSMHater
I enjoy Dr. Raina with Baton Rouge General. Quality doctor.
Posted on 12/5/16 at 10:55 am to Cosmo
More docs start doing this there will be less posts started bitching about waiting in the waiting room for hours.
Posted on 12/5/16 at 10:57 am to dabigfella
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I want VIP treatment but aside from my annual physical, I go 1-2 times a year if that, I dont see the sense in paying $120/mo for that unless you're a family with 5-6 members and you're assuming 1 is going to be sick often
A lot of these VIP/Concierge primary providers can get lab work and other tests at a drastically reduced rate by foregoing the insurance model. So if you have a family with a $5000/year deductible, this may be a more cost-effective method.
The idea is that you carry high deductible, catastrophic insurance coverage at a lower premium rate and then join a concierge service for all primary care/minor medical needs.
Posted on 12/5/16 at 10:58 am to maxxrajun70
I switched to Chamberlain from Barber years back and he was always a good doctor to me. I'll probably switch to Dr. Lee at the same facility, my parents really like going to her.
Posted on 12/5/16 at 10:59 am to maxxrajun70
Boutique practice.
My PCP did this after Obamacare kicked in.
fricker was all for it when we argued about it, then heels around and fricked his patients so he could avoid the Medicaid rape.
My PCP did this after Obamacare kicked in.
fricker was all for it when we argued about it, then heels around and fricked his patients so he could avoid the Medicaid rape.
Posted on 12/5/16 at 10:59 am to yoga girl
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A lot of doctors are going this route.
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This is a travesty
It would save poor people money if they understood how to use the system and if the government would actually allow people to determine how to use benefits instead of sticking everyone in the money-hemorrhaging Medicare/Medicaid.
Posted on 12/5/16 at 10:59 am to Antonio Moss
Agreed
Posted on 12/5/16 at 11:00 am to Antonio Moss
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A lot of these VIP/Concierge primary providers can get lab work and other tests at a drastically reduced rate by foregoing the insurance model. So if you have a family with a $5000/year deductible, this may be a more cost-effective method.
The idea is that you carry high deductible, catastrophic insurance coverage at a lower premium rate and then join a concierge service for all primary care/minor medical needs.
Not a bad idea.
Posted on 12/5/16 at 11:02 am to yoga girl
quote:Does this also include mental health?
True. I have a very high deductible
Posted on 12/5/16 at 11:02 am to Antonio Moss
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It would save poor people money if they understood how to use the system and if the government would actually allow people to determine how to use benefits instead of sticking everyone in the money-hemorrhaging Medicare/Medicaid.
We probably don't disagree here as much as you think. I know that a significant percentage of medical expense is the costs of employees who are paid to deal with all the paperwork. I know misuse of the ER's is terrible.
Posted on 12/5/16 at 11:03 am to udtiger
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fricker was all for it when we argued about it, then heels around and fricked his patients so he could avoid the Medicaid rape.
It's not the Medicaid rape.
It's the EMR requirements. It's the required reporting of "quality data". It's annual reductions in medicare payments for not doing the first 2. It's new payment models based on "quality" and not volume. It's more and more "prior authorizations" and "referrals".
I could go on for a long time, but it's really not medicaid as the main problem. It's all the other shite the government wants them to do or face financial penalties.
Posted on 12/5/16 at 11:03 am to Winkface
My understanding is that it's a lot more complicated than just paying that monthly fee to get treatment. They are doing it so that they don't have to deal with insurance companies any more. They are not going to file your treatment any longer with your providers. You pay them the costs of the procedures PLUS the monthly fee. The cost is much less, because they aren't beefing them up just to have them lowered by the insurance company. It saves them the money, also, of having a staff that does nothing but file crap with your insurance.
The deal I can't figure out, is that you still have to carry insurance, especially for catastrophic illness, etc. So aren't you now going to be paying:
1. monthly fee.
2. Cost of any procedures, or specialized treatment.
3. Monthly health care premiums, just like before.
Seems like a lot to pay for maybe a bit more convenience.
The deal I can't figure out, is that you still have to carry insurance, especially for catastrophic illness, etc. So aren't you now going to be paying:
1. monthly fee.
2. Cost of any procedures, or specialized treatment.
3. Monthly health care premiums, just like before.
Seems like a lot to pay for maybe a bit more convenience.
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