'Concierge' medicine. Who really pays for gold standard access to doctors?
Unhappy with health plans that limit their patient contact time and require too much paperwork, some doctors are joining groups that require patients to pay a membership fee for "gold-standard" care. Experts weigh in on this trend, its future and its ethics.
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