87 year old Illinois doctor charges just $5 a visit

What I love about this is not the price tag. Yes 5$ is insanely cheap but its the clarity in pricing which is brilliant.<p>I would imagine a lot of people are afraid to get a checkup or even inquire about the cost because it might be too expensive. Rational or irrational, this fear can creep up on your health.<p>This doctor made it simple to get a checkup done. I hope more medical establishments follow in his footsteps.

I got a couple of school physicals from this doctor in the past. He's a great guy. As you'd expect, the office was extremely busy both times I went there. His practice is providing a meaningful service to everyone who wishes to take advantage of it.<p>The way he chooses to help people long after he was eligible to retire is something truly commendable.

While 5 bucks is nice.. You need a culture check to see if a patient needs antibiotics(most sore throats are viral). I'm guessing, because it is only a 5 dollar visit he doesn't do that test.<p>This causes 2 issues. 1. The patient receives drugs for which will do him nothing. 2. Allows for antibiotic resistance to be breed into microorganisms.

So, it took BBC 30 years to make a news story on this guy just because it was relevant to today's issues?