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The Healthy Reads Blog is your source for insights into medical trends, concierge medicine, primary care, wellness, and more.

Melissa Gifford

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Concierge Medicine | Membership

By: Melissa Gifford
March 10th, 2023

During your search for a concierge doctor near you, you’re likely to come across MDVIP. 

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Concierge Medicine | Membership

By: Melissa Gifford
March 6th, 2023

It’s the day of your doctor’s appointment. It may have taken you a while to get an appointment, but it’s here.

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Concierge Medicine | Membership

By: Melissa Gifford
February 27th, 2023

Choosing the best concierge medicine practice in Northern Virginia can be difficult. You know you want more access and a better relationship, but how do you pick the right concierge doctor?

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Concierge Medicine | Membership

By: Melissa Gifford
January 10th, 2023

As hard as finding the right primary care doctor can be, leaving the wrong primary care doctor, whether you’ve seen them for one year or 10 years, might be just as difficult.

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Concierge Medicine

By: Melissa Gifford
November 21st, 2022

Finding a new primary care physician can be a challenging process. Maybe your long-time physician is retiring soon.

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Concierge Medicine | Executive Health

By: Melissa Gifford
September 19th, 2022

Let’s run through a scenario. You’re a benefits broker. Your phone rings. Or maybe it’s an email. It’s your client, perhaps the CEO of a small business or an HR Director at a small to mid-size employer. They want your advice.

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Concierge Medicine | Membership

By: Melissa Gifford
August 23rd, 2022

Pretty much everyone who thinks about switching to concierge medicine has something in common: They’re ready to ditch 7-minute medicine, so they start looking for alternatives to traditional primary care. 

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Medical Perspectives | Lifestyle & Wellness | Concierge Medicine

By: Melissa Gifford
August 17th, 2022

So, you haven’t been to the doctor in years. No worries, you aren’t alone. It’s estimated that 25% of people in the United States don’t have a primary care physician and about 20% of people haven’t been to a doctor in more than five years.