I am firmly on record as being highly in favor of
According to the site, employers pay $300 per member per year to give covered employees access to a WhiteGlove nurse practitioner that will make house calls for $35 per visit from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The nurse practitioner even leaves behind a "well kit" of chicken soup, crackers, Tylenol, cough drops and tissues.
Throw in a copy of the latest Us Weekly, and you could call me a happy patient (which
And although I’m sure several other potential patients and parents of sick little ones would agree, some think that WhiteGlove and similar vendors may be doing a disservice to the health care system.
Experts who advocate for the
What do you think? Would you consider a WhiteGlove-type service for your employees and their families? Or, do you think such offerings do more to hurt than help health care? Share your thoughts in the comments.