The Doctor Will See You Now That He's Pocketed Your Cash

Concierge medicine is growing by leaps and bounds in the Age of ObamaCare — unexpectedly! Details:

While the number of concierge doctors remains small, it’s growing at a rapid clip. In the U.S., there were about 4,400 private physicians in 2012, a 25% increase from 2011, according to the American Academy of Private Physicians. That’s out of some 600,000 practicing doctors nationwide. At an average of roughly 350 patients per concierge doctor, that means more than 1.5 million Americans are under the care of a physician who provides an additional level of service in exchange for a fee.

Concierge medicine’s perceived advantages will only grow in the coming years, experts say, as the traditional health-care system becomes even more strained. The full implementation of the Affordable Care Act next year is expected to bring more than 20 million formerly uninsured patients into the health-care system through 2022, exacerbating an existing physician shortage.

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Nobody is going to take your doctor away from you. Provided you can pony up $1,800 a year extra out of your own pocket to jump the velvet rope.

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