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Pittsburgh’s Insurance-Free Doctor Charges $35 Per Visit

Timothy Wong runs a “direct-access” micropractice.

Wong in his Pittsburgh office on Dec. 9.
Photographer: Ross Mantle for Bloomberg Businessweek

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By Arianne Cohen

December 13, 2019 at 10:00 AM UTC

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This article is part of the December 16, 2019 issue of businessweek.

This fall, Dr. Timothy Wong opened the doors to iHealth Clinic, inviting patients for $35 walk-in appointments, seven days a week. The clinic’s hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekends. The sole staffer, he does everything from running the website to answering the phone to cleaning the exam room.

We’ve been open 18 weeks and have recently been pretty busy, with around 10 patients a day. Our busiest day was 24 patients, and the goal is to hit 20 per day.