The CBS-affiliate station in San Diego ran a feature story on concierge medicine last week. They focused on my practice and that of Michael Maywood, an MDVIP physician in La Jolla. You can read the text of the story and watch the video at http://www.news8online.com/features/healthcast/story.php?id=37995 I m getting the full-screen video digitized so that I can get it on my website. [read more]

It's all about time, doctors say. In today's health care market, insurers pay primary care physicians too little, so they are forced to cram more and more patients into their schedules and see each one for a shorter time. [read more]

Doctors offering highly personalized services in return for retainer fees have eluded stringent regulation by state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler now that the two sides have reached a compromise. [read more]

I was interested to read your recent article: Impact of Concierge Care on Healthcare and Clinical Practice. It certainly provided a balanced presentation of the usual points brought up since the 1990's in the press and published journal articles. There are important additional points that are rarely made and that I think warrant mention. [read more]

SIMPD Physician-member, Dr. Robert Fliegler, in the media! [read more]

Spotlight on SIMPD physician-members Dr. Natan Schleider and Dr. Scott Serbin [read more]

Hospitals and Doctors Seek Slice of Burgeoning Business; Getting Referrals at ShopRite [read more]

Last week?s New England Journal of Medicine features an important article by Dr. Thomas Bodenheimer, Primary Care ? Will it Survive? I encourage all of you to read it. [read more]

SIMPD Physician Members, Dr. Carol Osborn and Dr. Phil Haggerty, ON the news and IN the news! [read more]

Patients get individualized care at a retainer practice, but not everyone can afford it By Linda Fantin The Salt Lake Tribune [read more]

Daily Health Policy Report Health Care Marketplace | Popularity of 'Boutique Medicine' Growing, But Practice Remains Small [Oct 31, 2006] The Wall Street Journal on Sunday examined boutique medicine, which is growing in popularity but remains "a small niche." Under the practice, patients pay an annual fee to a primary care physician in return for greater access and more personalized service. [read more]

Concord Monitor Online By MARGOT SANGER-KATZ Monitor staff [read more]

Health care has been a sleeper issue in the Republican presidential primaries. But as we heard in President Bush's State of the Union address last night, the GOP does have ideas -- bit and transformative ideas designed to energize the free market to target many of the problems that plague our health sector. [read more]

Victoria C. Bunce and J.P. Wieske are correct when they discuss the malignant potential of mandates and regulations as it relates to the health insurance marketplace ("Mandate Update," op-ed, Feb. 8). I might further suggest that we stop using the term health insurance since we really cannot insure against our health. The proper term should be accident and sickness insurance. [read more]

A Harvard medical student recognizes that direct medical practices are the optimal way to provide a true medical home. [read more]

Thomas J. Donohue, President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce identifies that political candidates aren't addressing the real causes to our broken healthcare system. He outlines changes needed for true reform. [read more]