Can the Practice of Retainer Medicine Improve Primary Care?

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Letters6 March 2012Can the Practice of Retainer Medicine Improve Primary Care?Josh J. Umbehr, MDJosh J. Umbehr, MDFrom AtlasMD Concierge Family Practice, Wichita, KS 67206.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-156-5-201203060-00020 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:Although I think that there is plenty of room for debate on many of the points mentioned in the article by Huddle and Centor (1), I'd like to focus on a different point: Not all retainer models are the same. I think we are making a basic mistake of assuming that all “insurance-free” models are designed for the upper crust.My model is not. We charge $10 to $100 a month per patient on the basis of age (all preexisting conditions welcome) for unlimited home, work, office, or technology visits with no copay. We offer steep discounts ...Reference1. Huddle TS, Centor RM. Retainer medicine: an ethically legitimate form of practice that can improve primary care. Ann Intern Med. 2011;155:633-5. [PMID: 22041952] LinkGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From AtlasMD Concierge Family Practice, Wichita, KS 67206.Disclosures: Dr. Umbehr is the owner, operator, and chief executive officer of a concierge medical practice. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoRetainer Medicine: An Ethically Legitimate Form of Practice That Can Improve Primary Care Thomas S. Huddle and Robert M. Centor Can the Practice of Retainer Medicine Improve Primary Care? Douglas M. Van Zoeren Can the Practice of Retainer Medicine Improve Primary Care? James Webster Can the Practice of Retainer Medicine Improve Primary Care? Martin T. Donohoe Can the Practice of Retainer Medicine Improve Primary Care? Thomas S. Huddle and Robert M. Centor Can the Practice of Retainer Medicine Improve Primary Care? Marcy Zwelling Metrics 6 March 2012Volume 156, Issue 5Page: 399KeywordsConflicts of interestPatientsQuality of lifeResearch laboratories ePublished: 6 March 2012 Issue Published: 6 March 2012 CopyrightCopyright © 2012 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...