Yep. I've looked into direct primary care which hole punches the doctor patient firewall, but I'm sure I'd have to negotiate a rate with the doctor for a specia

Yep. I've looked into direct primary care which hole punches the doctor patient firewall, but I'm sure I'd have to negotiate a rate with the doctor for a special needs kid like my daughter. In my city though there's doctors who accept $50 a month GP direct payment and you can email them and communicate directly with your doctor. I interviewed a few of them, had a casual hour conversation with one about ketogenic diet and he recommended some books. So different than regular insurance doctors where you get virtually no time at all. Obviously not everyone can afford it since it bypasses insurance completely, but it's still an interesting concept.