Look who started a continuity program.....

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Over the past few months my inbox has been flooded with e-mails promoting the latest program to show me how me how to start a membership program. It seems like everyone and their brother has their own system.

Well I guess it had to happen....... a NY doctor has started his own Continuity program:

DOC'S GIVING HEALTH CARE AWAY FOR FEE - New York Post


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  • Profile picture of the author Chris Lockwood
    I love the headline "giving away for a fee" - in other words, charging for it, like anything else. But then the article also says "prophet" instead of "profit". Don't newspapers have editors?

    He's offering a pretty good deal, but I wouldn't compare this to a membership site.
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    • Profile picture of the author Jill Carpenter
      I just saw an episode of House where the guy working under him was selling advice on the internet. Easy second opinion.

      If the doc can be verified, I think it's a smart practice. Definitely an easier way to make long distance house calls.
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      • Profile picture of the author Sean Bissell
        Whoops! Typo in the New York Post!

        "But he's convinced that if he gets enough clients on the plan, he'd make a prophet. "
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        • Profile picture of the author Kay King
          "The money is secondary," he said. "What is happening in the American medical system is 70 percent of our health-care cost is not spent on health care. It's bureaucracy.
          True!

          I'd love to see this spread. That fee is extremely low - I'd be willing more than that each month (would still be cheaper than insurance most likely) just to avoid the hassles and paperwork.

          I know it's a fantasy - but can you imagine insurance companies going under because people have gone back to the old days of paying doctors directly?

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      • Profile picture of the author J. Barry Mandel
        I did exactly the same over at JustAnswer - Have a Question Answered by an Expert in Minutes for maybe a year.

        For the $9 or so minimum per answer, people get some absolutely terrific medical advice


        Originally Posted by avenuegirl View Post

        I just saw an episode of House where the guy working under him was selling advice on the internet. Easy second opinion.

        If the doc can be verified, I think it's a smart practice. Definitely an easier way to make long distance house calls.
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  • Profile picture of the author JOHN_RODRIGUEZ
    Chris,
    It's not a membership site, but it is a form of continuity.

    Kay,
    I agree, the fee is rather low. If I didn't have excellent isurance through my wife's job, I'd be more than willing to pay $80 a month.

    I doubt this practice will become mainstream, but it is an interesting story.

    John
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