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Old 08-18-2017, 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by jeriteri View Post
So, if I pay the Dr. upfront, that's all I pay him for the year? So I don't pay anymore if I visit him for check ups, blood work, xrays, a illness or injury?
Ahhhhhh.....NO!
Think of it as paying dues to belong to a country club. You still have to pay to eat and drink there.

The so called membership fee is a way of filtering out the number of members. When there is sufficient demand to do so, it is beneficial to the provider and should be to the members......with emphasis on the should be!