How can all these online companies offer unreasonably cheap doctor visits? By selling you drugs, for one.

Time with a health expert should be a trustworthy, honest exchange focused on what is best for you. Instead, “consultation time” with owned doctors risks being cheapened to a subsidized input cost to “capture” you, the patient, and sell you drugs, scans, and surgeries. (Many acquisitions of primary care practices make more sense through this lens)

Just like processed food is widely sold because it's advertised aggressively, but the cheapest possible ingredients used are not great for your body, cheap doctor time is easy to find on the sponsored section of your Google search but is a low value race to the bottom.

Doctors who don't tell you what you need to hear are like empty calories. Talking to doctors who aren’t rushed or incentivized to steer you to A or B is the equivalent of eating mostly fresh fruits and vegetables.

Unfortunately, just like accessing healthy, unprocessed food takes intention while the processed stuff is everywhere, you have to work to find unbiased and un-time-constrained doctors.

Cheap care that seems like a great deal has hidden costs and can be more expensive in the long run. This is why Carte Clinics exists. We made a business model to separate legit medical voices from the BS, where doctors finally align their time with what helps patients most. We treat members like friends and tell it to you straight. Apply for membership today!