> For five-figure annual fees, boutique medical services offer the wealthiest Americans the chance to cut the line and receive the best treatment. Whether this

> For five-figure annual fees, boutique medical services offer the wealthiest Americans the chance to cut the line and receive the best treatment. Whether this buys you the best treatment is highly contestable and, I think, unlikely. It would probably buy you the most treatment, which is not necessarily what you want. On the other hand, the long wait time to see physicians is a real concern, and it is advantageous to be seen sooner rather than later for essentially every condition. I think the moral hazard lies in the fact that you can buy access to earlier care, rather than with the fact that you can buy access to "top" physicians. These are empirical questions which can/should be studied.