Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Insurance-free healthcare

[ken (gebser]

Thanks, Marty,

This is the kind of information which would have to be uncovered for
healthcare services to become a part of a community.  I've never before
heard, and so have no inkling about the term, "carriage trade" and
assume it involves legal or regulatory requirements and/or procedures.
Where or how would one find out more about this term?

Also, and this may be a question better answered by an MA, but perhaps
there's someone on this list who might venture a guess as to how many
clients could such a healthcare team accommodate.  Of course it's going
to depend upon how often patients visit the office.  Flu seasons and the
beginning of sports seasons are going to be busier times.  And there are
likely other factors which would come into play.  But if community
healthcare is to be realized, then at some point it would have to be
determined how large a medical team would be needed by a community of a
certain size.

Thanks again for your reply,
ken

Martin Sheehy wrote:
> Yes. MANY DOCS like the " carriage trade  self-pay patient.
>  
> FP medical office mght need one RN/NP and several ( ?3) MAs/medical
> assstants 
> 
> */ken <gebser [at] speakeasy.net>/* wrote:
> 
>     Marty & anyone else who might know. How would you answer these?
> 
>     >> ....
>     >>
>     >> Would you consider taking on a practice consisting only of
>     patients who
>     >> were individually self-insured? I.e., everyone would simply pay you
>     >> out-of-pocket when using your services. How many patients typically
>     >> comprise a physician's practice? How many nurses and other medical
>     >> support personnel does a family practice generally require?
> 
>     ken
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