A concierge doctor to the stars breaks down how in-home testing works and how much it costs.
If it seems like the rich and famous are at the front of the line for any kind of coronavirus testing, it’s not a crazy assumption. Idris Elba and Charles Barkley were among the first celebrities in the U.S. to announce they were tested for COVID-19 as the general public waited for resources to become widely available.
Concierge MD LA is an in-home medical service providing house calls for members, but amid the pandemic the company has made its resources available to the public. Before COVID-19, Malkin’s visits around Los Angeles mainly involved general care visits, IV therapy and addiction medicine. “I think there’s a couple of factors there, obviously the government and FEMA… We had ordered 1,000 swabs early in March, which we were approved for, and our allocation was pulled,” he shared. “So we used a lot of speciality labs we had relationships with to get swabs. What happened was, as the weeks went on, they became slightly easier to get as the cases dropped and more companies started producing them, but ultimately it’s still somewhat difficult to get swabs.
When it comes to antibody testing, Malkin explained tests are “more widely available because they’re produced by 90 or so different companies that are doing them.” Concierge MD LA is typically a service only provided for monthly members who pay an accessibility fee for a doctor to make house calls. However, Malkin’s company wants to do its part to flatten the curve, so COVID-19 rapid testing, antibody testing and other services are available to the public. After someone requests an appointment online or over the phone, that person is typically seen within 24 hours right now.
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