A new kind of doctor’s office charges a monthly fee and doesn’t take insurance — and it could be the future of medicine (via Business Insider)
Direct primary care is a new movement of doctors and healthcare providers who don't accept insurance — instead relying on a monthly membership fee. Dr. Bryan Hill spent his career working as a pediatrician, teaching at a university, and working at a hospital. But in March 2016, he decided he no longer wanted a boss. […]
Doctors Shun Insurance, Offering Care for Cash (via Alexa Ura)
As Texas works to increase the number of residents with health coverage, some doctors have opted to avoid the insurance system’s bureaucracy, saying they can keep costs down with a cash-based model. Read the full article at: Alexa Ura
In Defense of Direct Primary Care (via Philip Eskew)
Direct primary care will continue to grow because it empowers price transparency, quality, and patient satisfaction. Philip Eskew, DO, JD, MBA Fam Pract Manag. 2016 Sep-Oct;23(5):12-14. Author disclosure: Dr. Eskew discloses that he has an ownership stake in DPC Frontier, a free DPC online resource; is an employee and officer of ProactiveMD, which offers DPC […]
With Direct Primary Care, It’s Just Doctor and Patient (via WSJ)
Patients pay a monthly fee for a range of basic physician services, eliminating the insurance middleman. There’s no waiting room at Linnea Meyer’s tiny primary-care practice in downtown Boston. That’s because there’s rarely a wait to see her. She has only 50 patients to date and often interacts with them by text, phone or email. […]