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Research Briefs
Short, sourced examinations of the trends, data, and narratives shaping concierge and membership-based medicine, reviewed for accuracy before publication and written for physicians, healthcare leaders, and researchers who need more than a headline.
Concierge Medicine Today is often cited by Axios, KFF Health News, academic medical centers, and peer-reviewed publications.
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Review the evidence behind a trend or claim.
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Apply the findings to your own practice.
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The Research Briefs
Each brief examines a specific claim, trend, or data point in concierge and membership-based medicine, tested against the available evidence. CMT does not favor one practice model over another.
NPs, PAs and Membership Medicine
The updated case for NPs and PAs in concierge medicine, a four-country workforce comparison, a U.S. practice-design analysis, and CMT's editorial position on direct primary care.
Camera Ready
Why physicians lose credibility in media appearances, and what the research suggests they do differently.
Read the briefIt's All About the Access, 'Til It's Not
A look at luxury and bespoke practices in membership medicine, and where the access promise holds up under real conditions.
Read the briefPatience Is a Skill
How high-performing practices train and reinforce patience, rather than leaving it to chance.
Read the briefGrowth Math
How industry growth figures are calculated, and where "practices" and "physicians" get conflated.
Read the briefAssociations and Member Orgs
A reference map of the associations and member organizations active in concierge and membership medicine today.
Read the briefSpecialties and Concierge Medicine
Which medical specialties are moving into membership-based care, and what they have in common.
Read the briefHospitals, Health Systems & Concierge Medicine
How hospitals and health systems are engaging with concierge and membership models, and why.
Read the briefWhat Is Concierge Medicine?
A clear, sourced definition of concierge medicine, and how it differs from adjacent membership-based models.
Read the briefThe CMT Patient Study
Original CMT research into why patients choose, stay with, or leave concierge and membership-based practices.
Read the briefAI and Your Doctor
An honest look at where artificial intelligence is, and isn't, changing the physician-patient relationship.
Read the briefGLP-1 Marketing
How GLP-1 marketing claims are shaping patient expectations, and what practices should know before adopting the messaging.
Read the briefConcierge Medicine Marketing Playbook
A practical review of what responsible, non-hype marketing looks like for concierge and membership practices.
Read the briefHistory and Evolution of Concierge Medicine
Tracing the model from its origins to its current form, and the inflection points along the way.
Read the briefThe Future of Membership-Based Healthcare
Where the evidence, not the hype, suggests membership-based care is headed next.
Read the brief2026 Annual Report: The Economics of Concierge Medicine
CMT's yearly look at the financial fundamentals behind sustainable concierge and membership practices.
Read the briefSleep Health and Self-Care
What the evidence says about sleep and self-care for physicians, and why it matters for the sustainability of a practice.
Read the briefExit Readiness Assessment
A framework for physicians thinking about finishing well, from succession planning to practice valuation.
Read the briefNPs and PAs: The Future of Primary Care
Why nurse practitioners and physician assistants may be the future of primary care, and why they're already thriving inside concierge and membership practices.
Read the briefFour Countries, One Pressure Pattern
Physician strain and NP/PA deployment in the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Australia, compared honestly.
Read the briefThe Clinicians in the Middle
Where NPs and PAs work, how burned out they are, and the evidence for designing them into membership practices.
Read the briefThe DPC Question
Why CMT's NP and PA series treats direct primary care as a separate subject, and what the evidence says about it.
Read the briefMSOs and Concierge Medicine
Why concierge physicians partner with MSOs and private equity, what the evidence shows, and CMT's editorial perspective.
Read the briefEducational only. Not medical, legal, financial, or accounting advice.
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How CMT Verifies Its Research
CMT is an independent publication, not an advocacy group or a vendor platform. Every brief is held to the same four editorial standards before it is published.
Sourced, or labeled as inference
Claims are tied to peer-reviewed journals, government data, academic institutions, or named experts wherever possible. Nothing is fabricated; where a source can't be verified, the brief says so.
Uncertainty stays visible
Where a figure is an estimate rather than a verified statistic, the brief says so directly. Where credible sources disagree, both perspectives are presented.
Editorially independent
CMT does not accept vendor sponsorship in exchange for favorable coverage and does not promote one practice model over another.
Corrected in the open
When an error is identified in a published brief, it is acknowledged and corrected, not quietly edited away.
This page and every CMT Research Brief are educational only, not medical, legal, financial, or accounting advice, and nothing here creates an advisory relationship. Statements about regulations or legal standing are general and may not reflect the law in your state. Consult a licensed physician, attorney, or accountant before acting on anything here.
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