Month: March 2026

Does DPC Require Employers?

Posted on March 14, 2026March 14, 2026 by Shane Purcell, MD

Does DPC require employers to survive? Ahhhh, no. But more and more employers are seeking DPC services. Some outsiders believe

Amazon and One Medical Really Leaning into AI

Posted on March 13, 2026March 13, 2026 by Douglas Farrago, MD

We have talked about the mess at One Medical here at DPC News before, and it wasn’t pretty. They were

Fighting for that $16.04

Posted on March 12, 2026March 12, 2026 by Douglas Farrago, MD

You just have to love government healthcare. In 2021, Medicare tried to boost the pay for primary care doctors a

Going From Working As a Hospital Employee to Working As a VC Backed Direct Primary Care Employee

Posted on March 11, 2026March 11, 2026 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I thought I would share this Simpsons clip as a perfect representation of those doctors leaving the FFS system and

Social Media Idea

Posted on March 10, 2026March 10, 2026 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Credit and thanks to Jaren Blake. Here are his thoughts and recommendations: This has been a consistent winning social media

The Consultant in the Room

Posted on March 9, 2026 by Jack Forbush, DO

A piece ran recently on KevinMD arguing that DPC physicians who resist employer-aligned models are ideologically naive — economic purists

Voyage Clinics: Personalized Family Healthcare

Posted on March 8, 2026March 8, 2026 by Debbie Farrago

In Orem, Utah Dr. John Sanders and his team are providing holistic medical care for the whole family minus the

What’s the MAGIC all about?

Posted on March 7, 2026March 7, 2026 by Shane Purcell, MD

What’s the magic about in my DPC and employer book? Why the funny name? Well, of course, it becomes clear

And the Meetings Go On

Posted on March 6, 2026March 6, 2026 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I put this image out about a year ago but now I was able to animate it. Enjoy. Choose to

Prioritizing Patient Safety

Posted on March 5, 2026March 5, 2026 by Emily O'Rourke, MD

Opioids can be useful in treating acute pain, such as severe injury or post-operative pain. They are also useful for

The Quiet Power of a Baby’s Trust

Posted on March 4, 2026March 4, 2026 by April Soto, MD

It was a sunny Friday afternoon when my wonderful colleague, Dr. Yuli, asked me to take a second look at

Somehow I Manage

Posted on March 3, 2026March 3, 2026 by Kenneth Qiu, MD

A couple of years ago, I took genuine pride in doing everything. Finances, operations, marketing, and tech. If it had

Five Cents vs. Forty-Five Million

Posted on March 2, 2026March 2, 2026 by Jack Forbush, DO

If you’re an independent physician in Maine and you miscode an office visit — say you bill a level four

PeaPod Pediatrics: It’s Like Having a Pediatrician in Your Pod

Posted on March 1, 2026March 1, 2026 by Debbie Farrago

Dr. Sarah Wiersma, founder and physician of PeaPod Pediatrics in Scottsdale, AZ, left corporate medicine in order to start a