| Concierge medicine: legal issues, ethical dilemmas, and policy challenges. | |
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PMID: 18507319 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The practice of "concierge" or "retainer" medicine is growingly steadily due to economic and legal pressures on physicians. This practice model, which typically involves charging access or subscription fees to a limited pool of patients, raises legal hazards, contractual challenges, and ethical dilemmas for physicians interested in converting to concierge medicine, as well as important health policy questions. This article examines these legal and contractual issues, and discusses some of the ethical and policy implications of this relatively new form of medical practice. The authors conclude that this innovative practice form provides a beneficial alternative for patients seeking more personal, proactive, and/or intensive medical care. As concierge medicine proliferates, a wider range of practice models and fee structures should make this approach more affordable to lower and middle income patients--and help satisfy the need for greater access to preventive healthcare. Health policy makers should take steps to encourage this outcome. |
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Authors:
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Robert M Portman; Kate Romanow |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of health & life sciences law Volume: 1 ISSN: 1942-4736 ISO Abbreviation: J Health Life Sci Law Publication Date: 2008 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-05-29 Completed Date: 2008-06-24 Revised Date: 2008-11-13 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101464667 Medline TA: J Health Life Sci Law Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1, 3-38 Citation Subset: H |
Affiliation:
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Powers, Pyles, Sutter & Verville, PC in Washington, DC, USA. rob.portman@ppsv.com |
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Contracts
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legislation & jurisprudence* Health Services Accessibility / legislation & jurisprudence* Humans Organizational Policy* Practice Management, Medical / economics, ethics, legislation & jurisprudence Prescription Fees / ethics, legislation & jurisprudence United States |
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