Cut out the insurance companies and charge monthly membership fees. Healthcare prices would be lower and providers would be given much more control over how they treat their patients.
Millions of healthcare workers are being coerced to administer treatment they don't agree with and even being forced into taking it themselves.
I would happily be the first paying member of such a network.
It exists and it is called concierge medicine...at least 3 decades old...usually reserved for those with $$$ Doctors do NOT accept insurance, only cash
Hi! Can you provide more information about "concierge medicine"? I don't want to "google" anything like this anymore, for obvious reasons.
Lots of doctors who aren't members/employees of a health system will offer cash pay...this is a similar model to concierge med. Concierge med is usually a doctor or group of doctors that do not accept insurance. Rather, they have packages...monthly fees/dues that include certain services. Physicals, checkups, illnes and injury visits. Some include minor outpatient surgeries too. It doesn't include hospital related visits, in that case the patient will have a separate policy, could be umbrella major illness or hospital admissions. For practical purposes, you can call around and ask for cash pay prices feom independent practice doctors...My primary care doctor charges a $100 cash visit fee (I'm large city). Labs are separate (I'm hypo thyroid). You could start with a "cash pay doctors" search query--its very common. So won't raise NSA attention :-)