Our long term GP is limiting his practice to those who pay an annual fee of about $2000 each. He's been our primary physician for about 25 years. He's become a good friend and we have really enjoyed having him as our doctor. He's finding it increasingly difficult to make it as an independent physician in the past 2-3 years largely due to complex changes in insurance paperwork - he's told me for every 15 minutes he spends with a patient, he spends 20-30 minutes on paperwork.
We don't want to lose him, but my wife and I are healthy and only average 2-3 visits a year (including an annual physical). We have good retiree insurance until after we start medicare. We could afford the fees, but we'd have to cut back in other areas.
Any thoughts or experiences would be appreciated.
We don't want to lose him, but my wife and I are healthy and only average 2-3 visits a year (including an annual physical). We have good retiree insurance until after we start medicare. We could afford the fees, but we'd have to cut back in other areas.
Any thoughts or experiences would be appreciated.