So-called concierge care is a better alternative. Check Atlas Healthcare for details on one example.
Concierge systems charge a monthly "membership fee" that covers all medical needs for an entire family, up to surgery and/or the ER. Included are basic generic prescriptions. That fee is often less than the basic monthly cost of BCBS or a similar, non-Medicare plan.
Or its close cousin, Direct Primary Care. It also liberates MDs from being under the thumb of Big Insurance, and allows doctors to do what we went into medicine to do: take care of patients.
So-called concierge care is a better alternative. Check Atlas Healthcare for details on one example.
Concierge systems charge a monthly "membership fee" that covers all medical needs for an entire family, up to surgery and/or the ER. Included are basic generic prescriptions. That fee is often less than the basic monthly cost of BCBS or a similar, non-Medicare plan.
Or its close cousin, Direct Primary Care. It also liberates MDs from being under the thumb of Big Insurance, and allows doctors to do what we went into medicine to do: take care of patients.