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‘Concierge medicine’ rises in LA, and a Santa Monica doctor helps Afghans with medical care and food
To get medical treatment without waiting weeks, you might have to break the bank. For those who can afford it, they’re increasingly turning to “concierge medicine,” so they can avoid crowded and potentially infectious waiting rooms.
By Steve Chiotakis • • 25m ListenTo get medical treatment without waiting weeks, you might have to break the bank. For those who can afford it, they’re increasingly turning to “concierge medicine,” so they can avoid crowded and potentially infectious waiting rooms. Some are concerned that this private option for the wealthy will complicate efforts to create an equitable health care system.
Plus, LA Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer talks about transmission and vaccination rates, as LAUSD is back in session and Angelenos are heading into colder months. Also, one doctor in LA is helping Afghans get access to medical care and food.
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3 stories‘Concierge medicine’ grows among wealthy people during pandemic. But at what cost to the rest of us?
To get medical treatment without waiting weeks, you might have to break the bank. For those who can afford it, they’re increasingly turning to “concierge medicine,” so they can avoid crowded and potentially infectious waiting rooms. Some are concerned that this private option for the wealthy will complicate efforts to create an equitable health care system.
Read the story5 minAngelenos may have a disastrous winter if vax rates don’t increase, says public health chief Barbara Ferrer
COVID cases and hospitalizations have decreased since the summer surge, and roughly 75% of eligible county residents are vaccinated, according to the LA County Department of Public Health.
Read the story10 min‘All we can do right now is give them pain control’: How an Afghan doctor in Santa Monica is helping from afar
Dr. Meena Said’s family fled Afghanistan as refugees when she was a baby. Now she’s an endocrine surgeon in Santa Monica who arranges care remotely for critically ill children in her home country.
Read the story11 min
