Comments on: Primary care doctors struggle to survive, even in Beverly Hills http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/12/primary-care-doctors-struggle-to.html medical blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:50:49 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/12/primary-care-doctors-struggle-to.html/comment-page-1#comment-88726 Anonymous Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:49:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/12/primary-care-doctors-struggle-to-survive-even-in-beverly-hills.html#comment-88726 She's not doing any of her patients any good by going bankrupt and moving out of state. <br/><br/>Some type of cash only model (there are several varieties of which concierge is only one) would've at least given some of her patients the opportunity to continue to see her. She’s not doing any of her patients any good by going bankrupt and moving out of state.

Some type of cash only model (there are several varieties of which concierge is only one) would’ve at least given some of her patients the opportunity to continue to see her.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/12/primary-care-doctors-struggle-to.html/comment-page-1#comment-88722 Anonymous Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:38:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/12/primary-care-doctors-struggle-to-survive-even-in-beverly-hills.html#comment-88722 Believe it or not, some docs have a commitment to helping people that can't afford a concierge model and there are people like that all over, even Beverly Hills. Believe it or not, some docs have a commitment to helping people that can’t afford a concierge model and there are people like that all over, even Beverly Hills.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/12/primary-care-doctors-struggle-to.html/comment-page-1#comment-88714 Anonymous Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:55:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/12/primary-care-doctors-struggle-to-survive-even-in-beverly-hills.html#comment-88714 She is probably unable to convert to a concierge model because she is too in debt. She is probably unable to convert to a concierge model because she is too in debt.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/12/primary-care-doctors-struggle-to.html/comment-page-1#comment-88712 Anonymous Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:16:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/12/primary-care-doctors-struggle-to-survive-even-in-beverly-hills.html#comment-88712 Concierge/Retainer model? Why not in Beverly Hills? Concierge/Retainer model? Why not in Beverly Hills?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/12/primary-care-doctors-struggle-to.html/comment-page-1#comment-88710 Anonymous Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:31:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/12/primary-care-doctors-struggle-to-survive-even-in-beverly-hills.html#comment-88710 360,000 was her gross, not her take home pay.<br/>Take home pay is usually 40% of gross for primary care, which is approximately 150,000. 360,000 was her gross, not her take home pay.
Take home pay is usually 40% of gross for primary care, which is approximately 150,000.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/12/primary-care-doctors-struggle-to.html/comment-page-1#comment-88707 Anonymous Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:11:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/12/primary-care-doctors-struggle-to-survive-even-in-beverly-hills.html#comment-88707 what kind of things make you go from +360k to -40k?<br/>and dang, if primary docs are making 360k that's pretty good. what kind of things make you go from +360k to -40k?
and dang, if primary docs are making 360k that’s pretty good.

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