Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Here Comes Concierge Medicine

Don't want to wait weeks to see a doctor? Or wait hours in the doctor's office for an appointment that's always late? Welcome to two-tiered medicine. The poor will wait in queues and the more affluent won't, they'll pay extra for concierge medicine.

How and why this will come about is explained in a Wall Street Journal article by John C. Goodman, subscription not required. Unless you are that rare individual who never gets ill, I suggest you read this article and start planning for the cost of concierge medicine in your budget.