An interesting article came to me via my 02-17-02 issue of Online Journal. The title is: Boutique Medicine: Should health care be a commodity? By Kimberly DeFazio It can be found at: http://www.onlinejournal.com/Commentary/DeFazio021702/defazio021702.html It is much more in depth than other treatments of this topic and makes reference to "a recent New York Times article" that defines Boutique medicine as "deluxe service for [a] deluxe fee" ("Doctors' New Practices Offer Deluxe Service for Deluxe Fee," January 15, 2002) I recommend it highly. herb -- \\\\\ @ O O \ \__/ ////