Physician Services: Concierge Care Characteristics and Considerations for Medicare
Description:
A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Concierge care is an approach to medical practice in which physicians charge their patients a membership fee in return for enhanced services or amenities. The recent emergence of concierge care has prompted federal concern about how the approach might affect beneficiaries of Medicare, the federal health insurance program for the aged and some disabled individuals. Concerns include the potential that mem…
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Date:
August 12, 2005
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department