$39 a each message seems expensive - but I don't think $39 per thread/conversation is unreasonable with the actual doctor (would not pay not that for staff). I

$39 a each message seems expensive - but I don't think $39 per thread/conversation is unreasonable with the actual doctor (would not pay not that for staff). I’m making up numbers but if a private practice physician earns $250k/year for 2000 hours that’s $125/hr + taxes and benefits + rent/overhead + nursing and staff, you figure that cost is probably closer to $300/hr then you you assume they have to do ~30min of prep/admin for every patient hour that’s closer to $450/hr that’s ~$37.5 per 5 min of patient time (and none of that is factoring in reimbursement rates), people can disagree as to how those costs should be borne but let’s not kid ourselves as to what the cost of doctors time is…