MY SERVICES
What are the benefits of having you as my doctor?
How many times can I contact you per year?
How many personal visits are included in the yearly fee?
What happens if I need more than two visits per year?
I’m young and healthy...why should I pay you a yearly fee for your services?
What is a personal visit like?
How does having my own personal doctor help me?
How can you practice medicine without actually physically seeing me?
What happens if I need a medication?
What happens if I need a blood test?
What happens if I need an X-ray, MRI, or CT scan?
What happens if I need to see a specialist?
What happens if I need you and you are on vacation or unavailable for some reason?
How did you find your specialists?
When will you recommend a specialist?
How did a residency in Pediatrics prepare you to treat adults?
How did a residency in Preventive Medicine prepare you to treat young adults?
What type of medical record system do you use?
Ideally, what should I do for my health and well-being?
Why is the yearly fee less for females than males?
HEALTHCARE PRICES
Why are prices for doctor visits so variable?
Are prices for doctor visits publicly available?
Why are prices for medications so variable?
Are medication prices publicly available?
How did you get the prices for medications at pharmacies in NYC?
EMPLOYERS
HIGH-DEDUCTIBLE HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS
What is the future of health insurance for young healthy employees?
What is a High-Deductible Healthcare Plan (HDHP)?
What are the advantages of HDHPs?
What is the problem with HDHPs?
How much do you pay for guidance from a traditional health insurance plan and what do you get?
What health insurance companies in NYC offer HDHPs?
What is the annual premium for the PerfectHealth HDHP?
What are the annual deductibles?
How does this compare to the annual premiums of traditional health insurance?
What happens after an individual meets their deductible?
What is the financial rationale behind HDHPs?
What is the percentage of people who will spend the entire deductible?
HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
What is a Health Savings Account?
What is a qualified medical expense?
Is there a maximum amount of money that can be deposited every year?
Is the money deposited in a Health Savings Account taxed?
What happens to the money in the HSA year-to-year?
Does the balance accrue interest?
What happens to the HSA when the employee changes jobs, retires, or changes insurance?
Do you recommend that employers deposit money into each employee’s HSA?
How much money should you deposit into each employees’ HSA?
