The concierge medicine news source, Concierge Medicine Today, featured LEGAL: Concierge Medicine Raises Legal Issues by Michael H. Cohen. The article in Concierge Medicine Today notes:
Concierge or boutique medical practices raise legal issues requiring knowledge of insurance laws, contract legal issues, and ethical rules applicable to medical doctors and other clinicians.
Concierge medicine, also known as retainer medicine, involves charging patients or clients subscription (or access) fees for medical and other health care services.
Frequently physician entrepreneurs will create a model of high-end, primary care through concierge medicine, but be unaware of the legal pitfalls from laws relating to insurance, contracts, and so on.
One of the key legal issues is the extent to which the access or retainer fee for the concierge medical practice includes services that are routinely covered by insurance — such as physical exams, routine medical office visits, and routine diagnostic tests….
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