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MEDICAL TREATMENT ALL YEAR ROUND WITH

CONCIERGE MEDICINE

• There is a ' Fee for Care ' [ FFC ] and covers most services and the patient gets most general services for this amount . It is either paid annually or quarterly and gets the usual treatment in the physicians ' rooms . If injections ( vaccinations ) or other outside services such as X-Rays or blood tests for example are needed , the patient pays extra , usually cash .
• The next is a ' Fee for extra Care ' ( FFEC ) which is almost the same however , this service is where the additional fees are charged to a patient ' s insurance scheme or Medicare . Normally this type of fee charged included immediate access to the doctor or physician with limited of ' no wait facilities ', maybe access to the doctor ' s cell or mobile phone plus unlimited visits to the doctor . Even email services where prescriptions for medication etc . can be obtained via electronic mail and appointments made .
• The next model is a combination of both models where the physician charges a fee for amounts not covered by a Medicare or health insurance . This is a sort of ' Top -Up ' service and covers any amounts not reimbursed by other services . You also get the same immediate access to the doctor or physician with limited of ' no wait facilities ', access to the doctor ' s cell phone plus unlimited visits to the doctor . Even email services where prescriptions for medication etc . can be obtained via electronic mail and appointments made .