Dr. Steven Knope addresses a few of the common untruths written and said about concierge medicine. In particular, he tackles the following four misconceptions:

• Myth # 1: The only ethical way to save our medical system is to create a universal health care system managed by the government and abandon private medicine.
• Myth #2: Concierge Medicine doctors only see wealthy patients, abandoning the poor and middle class.
• Myth #3: Health care is a right! People should not have to pay for their healthcare.
• Myth #4: Concierge doctors are only concerned with money. There is no reason that they cannot care for complex patients with multiple medical problems in an eight-minute office visit.

I recommend reading the whole thing, because Dr. Knope provides a positive moral defense of his profession.

Concierge medicine is a natural consequence of the free market, where physicians and patients can voluntarily negotiate using their rational judgment according to their mutual interest. Patients receive quality care for a fair price, and physicians are able to practice good medicine according to their professional conscience, and both sides win as a result.