Comments on: Do Over. Part Two.

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:37:42 +0000

BH: I’m redesigning the website and the new site, up next week, I hope, will have sign up info.

And Rachel, you’re right. This type of practice, elsewhere, often is used with higher deductible policies or HSAs. Worth looking into.

By: Bob Hall

Bob Hall — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:23:38 +0000

When does one sign up?

By: Rachel

Rachel — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 22:54:15 +0000

The part about how we have to keep our health insurance threw me a bit. But maybe there’s a way we could opt out of our current (expensive) health insurance and get something with less coverage and cheaper… Then we could afford this!

By: Ema Hudson

Ema Hudson — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:13:45 +0000

I am SO thankful for your perseverance through the broken system and your dedication to the community. I will gladly pay the cost for the security and relationship with a doctor I know. I’ll be waiting for the sign up page to appear Thank you, thank you and thank you!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:36:04 +0000

Greg

I love your vision and your passion. One of my early childhood memories is of getting a huge bruise on my buttocks when I bucked as the doc was giving me a shot of penisilin in our New York apartment. It must have been right before things started to change, since it is my only memory of a house call from our doctor. Or maybe it’s because we were poor and couldn’t generally afford home visits.

The lack of continuity and not getting to see the same doctor or even my own doctor during the last year has made it very hard to get a diagnosis and treatment for a serious health issue. In my frustration and desperation I have basically given up on the system and have resorted to trying to manage my illness on my own. Meanwhile I have unpaid bills for services that brought me no closer to answers, and which even may have further worsened the issues (in the form of wrongly prescribed antibiotics).

So yes, the system be broke.

My fear is that if all the good doctors jump onto this raft you are building, then poor people like me will be priced out of good health care.

By: Greg

Greg — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:07:52 +0000

Malpractice insurance will now be my biggest overhead expense. I think I will see few enough people per day to qualify for part-time rates though. Everything has always been in Amy’s name. Actually, that is not true. The house is in her name and the mortgage is in mine! I am therefore always REAL nice to Amy.

By: Greg

Greg — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:06:37 +0000

Stacy, thank you for your post: http://www.ackdoc.com/wordpress/2013/02/06/the-scales-of-karma/

By: meg

meg — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:40:16 +0000

This reminds me of Dr. Walker’s practice. Sounds great, simple, flexible.
What about malpractice insurance? I’d put everything in Amy’s name and not bother. Then be REAL nice to Amy;-)m

By: Greg

Greg — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:16:28 +0000

Trust me Stacy, everything you say here has weighed heavily on me with this decision. In fact, let me elevate your comments… Stay tuned.

By: Stacy Barr

Stacy Barr — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:07:55 +0000

Im sorry to say – this all would be very cool but ultimately it excludes poor people and there is nothing about that which addresses the health care crisis – as far as I can see you are just doing what they do on the TV show “Royal Pains” – being a concierge doctor and just because you’re doing it at home doesn’t make it folksy -perhaps you should consider barter and give less fortunate folks a chance to have a doctor’s care that doesn’t make them feel like a number – otherwise everyone is still a number – the number that you charge!