Thoughts on concierge medicine?

HImom
Thu, 28 Jun 2018 08:02:14 +0000

It is a bit awkward figuring out what to do when you are friends with the person you see professionally for your health needs. I was a close personal friend of my allergist, but that didn’t interfere with her providing us with excellent care and that was a relationship that evolved over the decade plus that she treated all of us. My sister is the wife of an MD and has a tougher time finding MDs because they socialize with several other MDs and she feels awkward seeing the MDs professionally if they are friends.

When you see the MD only once a year (or even twice/year), it’s a bit tougher to justify paying for concierge service. I consider the MDs I see out of state for my lungs my concierge MDs, I guess since my appointments are about an hour apiece. I don’t have to pay concierge prices exactly, but I DO have to fly and pay all travel from HNL to where their medical centers are (SF and Denver). These MDs have resources not available in our state, so I like to keep my options open.