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Role of primary care doctors in preventative care

Dr. Steven Knope, author of the new book Concierge Medicine, discusses the role of primary care doctors in preventative care and the contrast that concierge medicine provides.
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Dr. Knope discusses ‘Universal Health Care’

Dr. Steven Knope, author of the new book, Concierge Medicine, discusses why our healthcare system is broken, how it can be fixed, and who needs to be responsible for fixing it.
Duration : 0:3:58

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Boutique Medicine

Eye on L.A.-ABC 7, Los Angeles, CA
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The Future of Anti-viral Therapy

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Pharmalotâ?¦ Pharmalittleâ?¦ Good Morning

And so we are back. We apologize for the mysterious absence much of yesterday, but we grabbed a little vacation time, since this is, traditionally, a slow week. Now, though, we are settling back into the routine and foraging for all manner of interesting items. Please enjoy a few of the nuggets below as we [...]

Marietta-Area Cosmetic Surgeon Provides Concierge Medicine

http://www.tomlintnermd.com — At our offices in Woodstock and Marietta, cosmetic surgeon Thomas Lintner provides concierge-like service for all patients. We are on-call 24 hours a day, and provide cell phone numbers for all patients to contact us with any concerns they have post-operatively. Visit us at http://www.tomlintnermd.com to learn more about our cosmetic surgery services, [...]

How is concierge medicine better?

Dr. Steven Knope, author of the new book Concierge Medicine, discusses the benefits of concierge medicine for both patients and doctors.
Duration : 0:1:16

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Low-income patients and concierge medicine

Dr. Steven Knope, author of the new book Concierge Medicine, discusses the relationship low-income patients and concierge doctors.
Duration : 0:0:47

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Is concierge medicine elitist?

Dr. Steven Knope, author of the new book Concierge Medicine, answers the controversial question, “Is concierge medicine elitist?”.
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Advantages of concierge medicine

Dr. Steven Knope, author of the new book Concierge Medicine, discusses the advantages of concierge medicine.
Duration : 0:1:19

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What is concierge medicine?

Dr. Steven Knope, author of the new book Concierge Medicine, the first on the subject. Dr. Knope opened of the first concierge medicine practices in 2000.
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Boutique Doctor, Fox 11 News Segment

Fox11 Evening News featuring Concierge Medicine/LA
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Insure Me, Please: The Murky Politics of Mind-Body

By SARAH KERSHAW
Published: March 30, 2008
From Plato and Aristotle to Descartes, the great thinkers have for millennia argued over what is known in philosophy as the ”mind-body problem,” the relationship between spirit and flesh. Dualism tends to win the day: The mind and the body, while linked, are separate. They exist independently, perhaps mingling [...]

Is Medical Tourism For You?

Medical tourism has attracted a great deal of attention lately. If you are considering going abroad for surgery or other treatment then you may find this “Guide To Medical Tourism” of interest.
While a growing industry, there are many countries now offering competitively priced surgery, dentistry an more. There is now so much choice that it [...]

FDA Warns Novartis About Manufacturing Plant

The FDA sent a warning letter on August 12 to the drugmaker’s Sandoz generic unit about a failure to properly validate the manufacturing process for a copycat version of AstraZeneca’s Toprol XL, a blood pressure medication, which it makes a North Carolina plant.
“We question the continued distribution of this product until better process controls are [...]

Losing Ground: How the Loss of Adequate Health Insurance Is Burdening Working Families

By Sara R. Collins, Ph.D., Jennifer L. Kriss, Michelle M. Doty, Ph.D., and Sheila D. Rustgi
Four in 10 Americans had trouble paying for medical care in 2007, according to the Commonwealth Fund’s latest study on medical debt. The study, “Losing Ground: How the Loss of Adequate Health Insurance Is Burdening Working Families.”

The economic downturn is [...]

Comparing Biden’s health reform plan to Obama’s

By Craig Stoltz It’s the time in the political season to make way too much of the impact a vice president can have on the presidential contest. So I hope you don’t mind if I extend that amusing parlor sport…

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Insurance Gap Leads Some Elderly To Skip Meds (WCVB Boston)

Many people in Medicare with diabetes, high blood pressure and other chronic conditions stop taking their medicine when faced with picking up the entire cost of their prescriptions, researchers say.

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Have meds, will travel (Sun-Sentinel)

Planning a trip? The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists has some tips for people traveling with medications.

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