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by j2bax 4894 days ago
That doesn't seem like it would add up for a stand alone office that served only these type of members. 2000 members per office would bring in $40,000/month. Add about 1000 visits (which seems like a lot for an office to handle (32 patients a day)) and that equals an extra $10,000 giving you a total of $50,000 revenue per month. Thats $600,000 a year which doesn't seem like it would go very far with your doctors, support staff, supplies, building etc.

Cool idea, but it seems too good to be true for the consumer as a stand alone business!

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Your $600,000 per office is suprisingly close to our numbers. However, this will cover over head, 1 doctor, 1 nurse practicioner, and 1-2 office staff. Now the profit is not giant, but what if we can replicate this 50 or 100 times it adds up, and most importantly we will have provided improved access to low cost quality care, which we are currently doing on a small scale and members are loving it.
Well that's awesome! I may have over estimated what it takes to run a small doctors office. If you could make this work on a wide scale you truly could make a huge difference in this country. Best of luck!