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...doctors in the U.S. who have opened concierge, or boutique, practices, according to the Society for Innovative Medical Practice Design. They limit the number of patients they see so they can devote more time to each; accept insurance for routine treatment and tests; and charge patients an additional flat fee for extras like no waiting, longer office visits and ?round-the-clock availability via e-mail or cell phone. Though it seems like a recipe for more work, boutique docs say their style affords them more control over their lives and careers, and is more fulfilling. Most are primary care...
That's why when Sam meets an expectant mother deeply interested in her own health but who cannot afford the fee, she sometimes offers her services at a discounted rate or for free. "I wish could give this service to everyone," she says, but "I have a family to look after, business to run and life to live while enjoying my work." A relaxed, unflappable doctor is important for jittery moms-to-be. Even more important is a doctor who remembers that her patients even exist. In the months since she canceled her appointment at her last doctor's office...
...site, HRL suggests that all students pay for the elective abortions, but Green stressed that the payment comes from the BCBS insurance plan, not from the University’s student health service fee...
...right to request the portion that pays for birth control and condoms,” Lam said. “If I happen to think it’s immoral for the UC to fund the activities of HRL I could request a refund of the portion of my fee that goes...
...year were cut by 45 percent; groups that would have received full funding earlier in the year only received about half of what they requested. Last year the cut was about 12 percent. The UC, which draws the majority of its revenue from a $75 per student activities fee, received $40,084.81 more through termbill this year, due partially to a six percent decrease in the number of students opting out of the fee. After increased allocations to House Committees (HoCos)—instituted after the party grant system was dissolved—the additionally money for the grants...