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No Insurance Needed: Pittsburgh doctor takes a flat-fee approach to medicine with $35 fee

November 2, 2019

If you think the health care system is broken in the United States, you are not alone. But one doctor is trying to fix it. Soledad sits down with Dr. Timothy Wong, a primary care physician from Pittsburgh. He doesn’t require his patients have health insurance. Instead, he charges a $35 flat fee per medical problem. Could this be the start of the healthcare revolution Americans have been seeking?

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