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/PRNewswire/ -- Sollis Health, the members-only medical concierge, today announced its Series A funding round led by Torch Capital and Denali Growth Partners....
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Concierge doctors bombarded with calls from wealthy patients looking to jump vaccine lines ABCNews LOS ANGELES -- Direct and immediate access to their doctor is part of what Dr. Abe Malkin's patients pay for. Concierge practices like his tout first class, round-the-clock medical care. Malkin rarely silences his cell phone, so as not to miss anything, or anyone. But since the COVID-19 vaccine made its U.S. debut, Malkin says his entire team has been "bombarded" by calls asking when they can get it, or if their names might be bumped up to the priority lists. Some simply ask whether it's possibl...
simon2579/iStock By SASHA PEZENIK, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Direct and immediate access to their doctor is part of what Dr. Abe Malkin’s patients pay for. Concierge practices like his tout first class, round-the-clock medical care. Malkin rarely silences his cellphone, so as not to miss anything, or anyone. But since the COVID-19 vaccine made its U.S. debut, Malkin says his entire team has been “bombarded” by calls asking when they can get it, or if their names might be bumped up to the priority lists. Some simply ask whether it’s possible — others ask if there’s a purchase price.
Experts are warning about the wealthy and the well-connected exploiting their position to get early access to the COVID-19 vaccine.