{"id":23023,"date":"2024-07-01T08:26:14","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T12:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=23023"},"modified":"2024-07-01T08:26:39","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T12:26:39","slug":"the-concierge-catch-better-access-for-a-few-patients-disrupts-care-for-many","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=23023","title":{"rendered":"The Concierge Catch: Better Access for a Few Patients Disrupts Care for Many"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

(By John Rossheim for KFF Health News)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou had to pay the fee, or the doctor wasn\u2019t going to see you anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That was the takeaway for Terri Marroquin of Midland, Texas, when her longtime physician began charging a membership fee in 2019. She found out about the change when someone at the physician\u2019s front desk pointed to a posted notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At first, she stuck with the practice; in her area, she said, it is now tough to find a primary care doctor who doesn\u2019t charge an annual membership fee from $350 to $500. Continue reading here…<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kaiser Health News is a nonprofit national health polity news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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