First, there were the emails alerting me to some exciting changes to the practice. Meanwhile, Kona Medical Consulting reports that concierge doctors saw "an increase of 21% in new patient volumes in the U.S. in 2020," a percentage that's expected to keep jumping over the next decade. "I wanted to get into concierge medicine because I felt that the health …
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'Concierge' Medicine Gets More Affordable But Is Still Not Widespread Enlarge this image toggle caption Barrett Emke for NPR Barrett Emke for NPR Some people spend $200 a month on the golf course or on a fancy cable TV package, says David Westbrook, a hospital executive in Kansas City, Mo. "I have the resources to spend a little extra money …