Concierge medicine: Rx for stressed health-care system?

November 8, 2007

Concierge medicine — the name itself implying highly personalized services — has sprouted as a rebellion against what’s perceived as assembly-line medicine. The doctors flee the frenetic pace and hassles of traditional practices, and limit their practice loads. Patients, in exchange for $1,500 or more a year, get 24/7 convenience and added face time with a doctor. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)