Tag: direct care
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Big Box Medical Fails to Match Patients with Their Ideal Doctors (and Vice Versa)
A profound lack of choice within Big Box Medical creates a matching problem that leads to dissatisfaction and disillusionment on both sides of the equation. Patients typically don’t get much choice over what doctor they see, especially if they want to in their medical insurer’s “network” to make the service at least remotely affordable. Doctors,…
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How Much Does This Cost?
When you’re a consumer, “How much does this cost?” should be a simple question with a simple answer. Inside Big Box Medicine, however, it rarely is. Why? Come on. They don’t want you to see those prices. And, who cares, right? Your health insurance will take care of it! Ha… I’m showing a bill from…
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Direct Care: Remove The Middle Man When He’s Not Contributing
Direct care (doctor provides value; patient/consumer pays doctor directly in return for that value) removes the middle man when he is not adding value. I know this image doesn’t tell the whole story. It’s just a doodle. But it’s hard to argue with the core of it. Like automobile insurance (required by law in the…
