Concierge MD "membership"

[Guest MissChele]

Is a "concierge" MD "membership" reimbursable? The one I looked up, MDVIP, says that it is but I wanted to check and see if anyone else out there has allowed it or had additional info on why/why not. Thanks!

MissChele

[Kirk Maldonado]

MissChele:

You'll be more likely to get responses if you explain your question a bit more. Specifically, you should tell people what you mean by ""concierge MD membership."

[namealreadyinuse]

I usually think of concierge expenses as physician retainer or on on-call fee which would not be. However, the one you mentioned lists:

• Health Risk Assessment including family and social history

• Series of screenings including pulmonary function testing, cognitive evaluation, EKG, psychological evaluation, nutritional evaluation, fitness and activity status

• Laboratory and diagnostic testing including, comprehensive metabolic panel, hs C-Reactive Protein (hs-CRP), lipid panel, complete blood count, thyroid stimulating hormone assay, and urinalysis

• The results of the physical examination and other important medical information are captured on a wallet-sized CD-ROM (the Personal Health Record), which the patient can keep on hand at all times

• “myMDVIP,” an individualized patient web page

. . . which all would be reimbursable except for the web page. Technically, you have to break down a mixed fee into its component parts, I believe.

[SLuskin]

EBIA says that this concierge fee is not reimbursable. You pay the fee just for the privilege of going to that particiular doctor and getting VIP treatment - i.e. shorter wait time than the patients who have not paid extra. You also get some exams, etc. but you pay the same whether or not you receive any medical treatment at all. We do not approve those claims.

I have been to the MDVIP seminar, and they present it as if there isn't even any controversy. I got into quite a tiff with the guy, and I don't think I am on his most favored persons list.

[Guest jrodgers32]

Sorry to weigh in so late on this, but as an MDVIP customer I felt compelled.

Concierge fees are not reimburseable. There are no concierge fees under MDVIP, however; rather, the customer/patient pays for a rather expensive executive physical once a year, which is reimburseable. He/she is then part of that particular MDVIP practice.

[Guest Pensions in Paradise]

Concierge fees are not reimburseable. There are no concierge fees under MDVIP, however; rather, the customer/patient pays for a rather expensive executive physical once a year, which is reimburseable.

Whats that old saying? If it walks like a duck......

[WDIK]

If it walks like a duck......

it may pay you cash when you get hurt and miss work.