Understanding Concierge Medicine3 min read
What Is Concierge Medicine?
A membership fee, a smaller practice, and a contract. Here is what the term means, what it leaves out, and why two concierge practices can look nothing alike.
Guides & Articles
Plain-language explanations of membership-based care, written for people making a real decision. Every factual claim links to its source.
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Understanding Concierge Medicine3 min read
How Concierge Medicine Works
From the first phone call to the first bill: what actually happens when you join a membership practice, and where your insurance still does the work.
Membership Costs3 min read
Concierge Medicine Cost: How Membership Fees Work
There is no reliable national average. There is a clear way to work out what a membership would cost you.
Insurance and Medicare4 min read
Does Insurance Cover Concierge Medicine?
The fee and your coverage are two separate things. Here is how they fit together.
Insurance and Medicare4 min read
Concierge Medicine and Medicare: The Rules That Apply
Medicare will not pay the fee, and it limits what the fee can be for. What that means for you depends on one question about your physician.
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Understanding Concierge Medicine3 min read
What Is Concierge Medicine?
A membership fee, a smaller practice, and a contract. Here is what the term means, what it leaves out, and why two concierge practices can look nothing alike.
Understanding Concierge Medicine3 min read
How Concierge Medicine Works
From the first phone call to the first bill: what actually happens when you join a membership practice, and where your insurance still does the work.
Understanding Concierge Medicine3 min read
Concierge Medicine: Benefits and Limitations
The potential upside is access and time. The limits are cost, coverage gaps, and thin evidence.
Membership Costs3 min read
Concierge Medicine Cost: How Membership Fees Work
There is no reliable national average. There is a clear way to work out what a membership would cost you.
Insurance and Medicare4 min read
Does Insurance Cover Concierge Medicine?
The fee and your coverage are two separate things. Here is how they fit together.
Insurance and Medicare4 min read
Concierge Medicine and Medicare: The Rules That Apply
Medicare will not pay the fee, and it limits what the fee can be for. What that means for you depends on one question about your physician.
Membership Costs3 min read
Is Concierge Medicine Worth It?
Nobody else can answer this for you. These five questions will get you most of the way there.
Comparing Healthcare Models3 min read
Concierge Medicine vs. Traditional Primary Care
The medicine is the same. What differs is how the practice is paid, and what that does to its schedule.
Comparing Healthcare Models4 min read
Concierge Medicine vs. Direct Primary Care
Both charge a membership fee. The difference is what happens to your insurance.
Comparing Healthcare Models3 min read
Choosing the Right Care Model: Traditional, Concierge, or Direct Primary Care
Three ways to organize primary care, compared in full, with a practical path to a decision.
Choosing a Physician4 min read
How to Find a Concierge Doctor Near You
Where to look, how to check credentials with official tools, and what to compare before you sign anything.
Choosing a Physician4 min read
Questions to Ask a Concierge Doctor Before You Join
Six groups of questions, why each one matters, and what a clear answer sounds like.
Healthcare Access4 min read
Concierge Medicine Specialties: Primary Care, Subspecialties, and Beyond
Membership care began in primary care and is spreading outward. Here is the landscape, and what changes when the practice is a specialist.
Healthcare Access4 min read
Concierge Physical Therapy: How Cash-Based and Membership PT Works
Longer sessions, direct payment, and a set of Medicare rules that differ from those for physicians.