Minneapolis doctor gives artists a health care option
This is seriously a great story. I love this guy.
A big problem with the health care system according to Doctor Sam is that the costs, though enormous, are not clearly defined or understood. And, they’re negotiated by three different entities, the insurance industry, doctors and patients, each with different interests and motives. Health care the Doctor Sam way largely removes insurance companies from the equation.
Doctor Sam’s patients are from communities who are often out priced by the health care system — transgender people, the self-employed and artists. Folks with ongoing health concerns can become members of the practice for just $60 a month, and pay $36 per visit. Compare that to workers with comprehensive insurance who pay on average $400 to $600 a month.
Doctor Sam’s patients can also opt to forego membership and pay $100 per visit.
I think this — perhaps aside from the appeal of an art gallery/doctor’s office to artists — is the most important part.
Doctor Sam handles routine visits and simple lab tests at his office. For patients with more complicated issues, he’s painstakingly set up a network of like-minded physicians, specialists and even alternative medicine practitioners to refer to.
