Due to the constraints of insurance, the typical doctor spends fewer than fifteen minutes per visit. This is particularly problematic in primary care and internal medicine where we must oversee the entirety of your health. Tasks like coordinating care, promoting prevention, and solving complex medical problems demand far more than fifteen minutes. Because of this, most of us act like an urgent care, only scratching the surface and providing temporary fixes.

For those wanting more time with their doctor and willing to invest more into their health, Concierge Medicine is an effective solution. Essentially, all Concierge practices operate under the same principle: patients subsidize the practice allowing the doctor to carry a lighter patient load. My practice, for example, is capped at three hundred patients, and I see fewer than three patients per day.

This extra time leads to several benefits.