The Medical Freedom Channel

“At 2 months old, Tula Basta has already had four checkups. But she has never ventured her tiny foot in a doctor’s office or a hospital. The home-birthed Burlingame baby squirmed a little but was otherwise calm as Dr. Yan Chin, a pediatrician with On Call Medical Group Inc., weighed, measured and examined her Friday, all in the comfort of her own house. San Francisco’s On Call specializes in that quaint and nearly obsolete practice, the house call. The group doesn’t accept insurance, but provides a form to submit to health plans to seek reimbursement.” [editor’s note: Yet another example of how the free market is finding ways to solve the healthcare crisis. - SAT] (01/31/07)