T[quote=crbfnpPeople are willing to pay, they are just programmed to believe that they cannot afford it without insurance...

NOTE: It is a walk in acute care type clinic...different scenario when you throw in chronic care or specialty care.[/quote]


Chet, that is exactly our finding, even in an internal medicine practice. Scans and procedures are one thing, but office charges are a family meal at a steakhouse and a bottle of wine.


David Grauman MD
Department of Medicine
Commonwealth Health Center
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands