My mother just had a medical nightmare experience, despite the fact that her and my father were paying 10K a year for a concierge doctor. A large part of why this experience became such a tangled mess was the failure by the doctor to take into account my mother’s age and to listen to them and not make assumptions about what was going on. It was a scary experience for all involved and thankfully my mother will make a full recovery. What surprises me is how many of my friends respond to this story by telling me they had similar experiences with their aging parents. It is another example of how our fee-for-service medical system is not even serving those who can pay well.
