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Senate bill would protect DPC providers from insurance regulations

A proposed committee substitute before the Senate Health Committee would protect direct primary care (DPC) providers from having to comply with state health insurance regulations. DPC providers are primary care…

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When doctors get frustrated with traditional models of care, they turn to DPC

I have a “Google alert” set up for “direct primary care” (DPC) to read all of the articles written on this topic from around the country. Many of these articles…

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Powerful physician testimony on problems in primary care

MedicalEconomics.com published an article which featured powerful insight concerning the problems with primary care. One of the physicians sees direct primary care as a solution which is free from many…

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Direct Primary Care Model Appealing To Patients With Chronic Disease

Patients with complex medical conditions want more time with health care providers. The good news is that doctors who practice direct primary care (DPC) can spend more time with their…

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With Direct Primary Care, Patients Can Spend More Time With Their Doctor

I’ve written a lot about direct primary care (DPC), a simple health care delivery model in which doctors don’t deal with insurance companies. Instead, they treat all of your primary…

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Direct Primary Care

An increased use of the innovative health care delivery model called Direct Primary Care could lead to better outcomes for treatment of patients with chronic diseases, and that could mean…

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Direct Primary Care for Local Governments

Local governments across North Carolina, like other employers, are wrestling with the question of how to provide quality health care to their employees in a cost-effective manner. This is particularly…

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Yes, Direct Primary Care Does Benefit Patients With Chronic Health Conditions

Anybody who is in the business of selling the idea of direct primary care (DPC) to patients, employers, or politicians can anticipate the usual pushback that will arise in any Q and…

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Blue Collar Concierge Medicine Attracting Media Attention

There are over 20 physician practices in North Carolina that offer around the clock care to their patients in exchange for an affordable monthly fee. The health care delivery model,…

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Insurance Companies Thinking Differently

…and are emulating some of the ways of Direct Primary Care (DPC). Harken Health, an independent subsidiary of UnitedHealthcare, is now selling individual policies in which a monthly membership fee…

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Direct primary care is a good idea. For lots of reasons.

Direct primary care is a good idea, an alternative to red tape/bureaucracy nightmare of some health insurance. Katherine has explained that it supports a doctor/patient bond,  Dan has reported that…

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Direct Primary Care: Benefiting Employers And The State

View in your browser. Medical providers will tell you that about 75 percent of health care can be provided in a primary care setting. Yet rising health insurance premiums and…