Concierge Medicine in Popular Culture
The USA Network television series Royal Pains focuses on such a doctor's introduction to the practice of concierge medicine.
The Robin Cook novel Crisis focuses on a medical malpractice trial involving a doctor practicing concierge medicine.
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