Comments on: Seattle doctors try flat-rate no-limit primary care

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By: Healthcare Economist · Obama’s Economic Case for Health Reform

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By: Tom Leith

Tom Leith — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:53:42 +0000

I bet they’re OK in Washington State — it looks like the docs got the laws changed in 2009 to permit this without being regulated as insurers.

Lookee here: RCW 48.150.010

But specialists are left out:
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=48.44.010

[...] “Health care service contractor” does not include direct patient-provider primary care practices as defined in RCW 48.150.010.

By: Kevin Sullivan

Kevin Sullivan — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:19:38 +0000

These are Healthcare boutique, massive popular here in the Bay Area. Couple this with an HSA, and a High deductible plan…golden.

I hope James L. is wrong. Hope.

By: James Lansberry

James Lansberry — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:08:07 +0000

within 6 months the Washington Department of Insurance will accuse these doctors of practicing unlicensed insurance, mark my words.

I think it’s a great idea, and it won’t break the market open, but it’s *one* option that ought to be allowed and is a great thing for those who are “uninsurable” because the doctor can help them control a chronic disease for an affordable monthly cost, even without insurance.