Thoughts on concierge medicine?

austinmshauri
Thu, 28 Jun 2018 13:13:35 +0000

@Creekland: Some people choose to spend their extra $$ on fancy cars, restaurants, travel, sports, home appliances, the perfect house, clothing, shoes, or a host of things. There’s nothing wrong with opting for a preferred better medical care too.

Many people don’t have “extra” money. The ability to have your cancer diagnosed while it’s still treatable shouldn’t be available only to those who can pay a hefty monthly premium, yet that’s the situation we have. It’s not that people aren’t choosing to pay for the premium healthcare, they can’t pay for it. That’s a huge difference and has nothing at all to do with whether people prefer diners over fancy restaurants or how many pairs of shoes they buy.