Comments on: My experience with MD-VIP and Dr. Michael Mall

By: Queenster

Queenster — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:48:00 +0000

Maybe it is time to acknowledge the value of Nurse Practitioners and PA’s to support this need.

By: Anncon3

Anncon3 — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:05:00 +0000

I only have a few comments. First, my 88 year old mother is being pushed into MDVIP. Her physician, who is wonderful, has joined MDVIP. She should not have to make the choice to pay a retainer for a physician, but at her age, she must. If she doesn’t, then who knows what will happen to her in the transition to another doctor. Because he is an excellent doctor, I can hardly complain, but there is one other thing that is bothering me.

I take offense to the gentleman who complained about all the hardships of becoming a doctor. I am a teacher, and also spent a good deal of my youth training to care for the children of others, and be entrusted with those who will eventually be making decisions for this country. I have to continually take classes to stay up to date on current theory. I risk every day going to school and be blamed for the woes of the world, trouble shoot all the logistical nightmares of giving individualized care and instruction to 25 children at once. I also risk being struck by students, being verbally abused by students, or just suffering high blood pressure from the stress. I do this, I take all these risks, work for a salary of $44,000.00 a year, because I want to help, because I care about my students. I would suggest that these are the choices that we make and we should accept the consequences of our choices. For me, it means that I will never own anything, and that I will forever be paying off my sons’ college loans. For physicians, it should be the same. Unless, of course, they became physicians for the money.

By: Ed Shull

Ed Shull — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:00:44 +0000

Once again, you need to read the post. I don’t have a problem with concierge medicine, I had a problem with this particular doctor and his staff. As for waiting to see a doctor, I don’t wait, I get right in, because I paid the money. I don’t have a problem with that.

By: Ed Shull

Ed Shull — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:59:08 +0000

Dr. Sqamar, screw you. You clearly didn’t read the post, or you would have see that I don’t have a problem with concierge medicine. My problem was with Dr. Michael Mall and his staff being inconsistent about the rules. He is the one who told me I didn’t need to worry about signing up before I came back for the follow up. I didn’t assume this, I was told. So yes, I’m pissed when I then need the follow up and I can’t be treated. As for my language, you have no idea what language I may have used, so you’re just talking out your ass.

I did in fact sign up for a concierge plan, just not with this lousy doctor in his shitty offices. I went and found a better, cleaner office with a considerate staff.

By: Ed Shull

Ed Shull — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:54:17 +0000

That’s just bullshit. The healthcare stats are legit. We are the only first world country with such bad numbers, and it happens we are the ones without a national healthcare plan. I don’t quite see the evil side of countries like Canada, UK and France when it comes to how we deal with healthcare.

By: RafaelR

RafaelR — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0000

I am a teacher who was educated for as many years as you were, spending my youth learning how to nourish the minds of strangers. The “rates worthy of their education” argument falls flat. One sees doctors living quite well and teachers struggling to survive. The fact that you routinely fire your patients says it all.

By: Doctors Going Bankrupt

Doctors Going Bankrupt — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:31:00 +0000

The fees do not all go to the doctor. One third goes to MDVIP, then the rest must be used to pay the office overhead which can easily be a few hundred thousand. What’s left goes to the doctor, and it is much less than you think. MDVIP is an option for doctors just trying to survive..

By: The Truth

The Truth — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:24:00 +0000

You have no idea how much it costs to run a medical practice: by the time the doctor pays his malpractice insurance, the payroll & employee benefits for all the employees he needs just to stay on top of the insurances, billing and other requirements, pays the rent, the utilities, medical supplies, office supplies, commercial insurance, dues, licenses, claims fees, EHR systems, tech support, equipment, vaccines, all of which can easily costs a small practice close to $300,000 or $400,000 per year, how do you think a doctor can “make it” these days when insurances are paying maybe $30 a visit? Doctors are going bankrupt left and right, and to complain about a $1500 annual fee to get attention (note that a doctor must see many many patients just to cover expenses), it perhaps is that cost of coffee you buy at Starbucks everyday. Get real. In ten years, there won’t be any primary care doctors left. They’ll all be bankrupt.

By: Little_mermaid677

Little_mermaid677 — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 05:34:00 +0000

Doctor Mickel Mall. Is the same doctor who is doing botox injections in las vegas.oh man such a monemoney hunger! He left the job undone to force you payay more . Be aware of him.

By: Nurse

Nurse — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 03:16:00 +0000

Ask any emergency room nurse…those with government assistance and many who can not pay have the latest cell phones and designer clothes, etc…if Fraud was eliminated there would be no problem caring for those who really cannot afford health care.