

Dr. Miles Varn, medical director for PinnacleCare based in Baltimore, Maryland.
This is not an insurance company. It’s boutique medicine. In other words, rich people pay annually to have all of their health records stored electronically plus receive a personal health advocate. The service is highly efficient and supposedly raises the standard for healthcare. Some physicians are even going into private practice as concierge doctors. These physicians take a very limited number of patients and offer very personal care for a hefty fee. It’s like going back to when doctors actually had time to make house calls. Because of this trend, economist Uwe Reinhardt notes that boutique medicine may increase the disparity in services to the rich and poor because the U.S. healthcare system conforms to an “ethics of rights” model. Patients’ rights as a consumer of healthcare are preserved, and more income enables better treatment. Nevertheless, the world’s leading physicians whose research is privately funded by PinnacleCare members discover drugs for rare diseases, especially new forms of cancer.
Also, I work here but haven’t checked my email for nearly 3 months. Miles is the boss of my boss.