Medicine is changing, and the old motto “politics as usual” is doing nothing good to give Americans confidence in not only their government, but their healthcare. Patients are finding themselves not only done with “Politics as usual,” but done with the entire healthcare field. Concierge medicine is a growing field for many reasons, one of which is a direct result of “politics as usual.”

It’s quite a dichotomy; the fact that politicians are fighting over this healthcare reform bill, wanting a change in medicine that will benefit every American, and yet pushing people away from healthcare all together. Patients aren’t covered by insurance companies as they once were, nor are they visiting their family physician as often. Today, solutions such as Take Care Clinics and neighborhood nurse practitioners with their own offices are seeing a rise in traffic.

The same old polticis in Washington is creating a detrimental trickle down affect on everyone here at home. As politicians lower doctor salaries through Medicare cuts and bicker back and forth about healthcare reform, Americans are just plain fed up. They’re fed up with politics, which, these days, includes healthcare. In the end, it’s the family physician who loses patients, money, and eventually their practice.

As students are scared away from practicing primary medicine, the physician shortage will only grow. And as we lose physicians, we will gain more nurse practitioners and clinics. These services already charge less, are more convenient, and offer same day services. The family physicians that actually remain practicing won’t be able to compete.

This is when concierge medicine, the market based solution for our current healthcare and financial situation, comes into play. In many hybrid cases, concierge practices take insurance and cash for services.

How else are family physicians expected to compete? When the patient wants a quick diagnosis, they head to the local pharmacy and sit down with the nurse practitioner. Healthcare is definitely changing, and so should physicians. Concierge doctors usually keep spa-like offices, offer personalized services, and are able to keep their doors open to their patients.

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