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upaloopa

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4. This the way it was in the 50's when I was growing up.

Reply to thetonka (Original post)

Wed May 29, 2013, 05:56 PM

May 2013

We had a family doctor who made house calls and his office was open as long as patients were on the waiting room. People paid h what they could afford which wasn't much. My dad made $60 a week,

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South Portland doctor stops accepting insurance, posts prices online [View all] thetonka May 2013 OP

I did the same in my practice several years ago. Mika May 2013 #1

Good for him! I wish more doctors would do this. CaliforniaPeggy May 2013 #2

Our doctor did this back in the '50s and early 60s. It was great and he must have done well as monmouth3 May 2013 #3

This the way it was in the 50's when I was growing up. upaloopa May 2013 #4

Back To The Future colsohlibgal May 2013 #5

An advantage to this method is the patient is more responsible to keep the rhett o rick May 2013 #6

sounds good to me SummerSnow May 2013 #7

Every doc should do this BobbyBoring May 2013 #8

This can work in a family practice when your kid has a cough, Mr.Bill May 2013 #9

Both my general practitioner and my gynecologist do this. kimmylavin May 2013 #10

I know of MDs doing this in Kansas City, MO and Pittsburgh, PA. Divernan May 2013 #11

Nothing new here, colorado_ufo May 2013 #12

Interesting comments thetonka May 2013 #13

I would likely be among those leaving goldent May 2013 #14