A few months ago, St. Vincent decided to add a new service for its patients. Just like in a hotel, a concierge team is on site to make sure patients have everything they need. They're some of the ...

The concierge pitch is simple: More time with your doctor, in-person or remotely, promptly and at your convenience. With many primary care physicians caring for thousands of patients each in ...

With a growing number of doctors moving to concierge practices, some suburban patients are facing a tough choice: Either pay a couple thousand dollars to keep seeing the doctor they trust, or find a ...

In exchange for a membership fee, patients can receive round-the-clock physician access, same-day appointments, personalized health plans and longer office visits. But in a down economy, physicians ...

When Annapolis resident Maria Pittarelli began pursuing concierge primary care for her mother, she quickly came down with an acute case of sticker shock. The idea behind concierge is that primary care ...

"You had to pay the fee, or the doctor wasn't going to see you anymore." That was the takeaway for Terri Marroquin of Midland, Texas, when her longtime physician began charging a membership fee in ...

With the national shortage of primary care physicians projected to worsen, more Americans are paying for the privilege of seeing a doctor. "You had to pay the fee, or the doctor wasn't going to see ...

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