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The question deserves a real answer. It was just discussed on this popular podcast. And the people asking it aren’t
Continue readingDoug Farrago, MD asked recently whether hospitals actually want patients to be healthy. Shane Purcell, MD has been sounding the
Continue readingI’ve delivered babies at 3 AM. I know what it means when a community loses its labor and delivery unit
Continue readingA piece ran recently on KevinMD arguing that DPC physicians who resist employer-aligned models are ideologically naive — economic purists
Continue readingIf you’re an independent physician in Maine and you miscode an office visit — say you bill a level four
Continue readingA DPC colleague picked up the phone last week to refer a patient to rheumatology at one of Maine’s ivory
Continue readingOn February 5th, the federal government unveiled TrumpRx.gov — a website promising “the world’s lowest prices on prescription drugs.” Forty-three brand-name medications.
Continue readingI saw a patient yesterday for a testicular mass. Today my nurse called him to coordinate the ultrasound. During that
Continue readingEcho Chamber Bingo: Mark Your Card! Before we begin, let’s play a game. Check off any you’ve witnessed in your
Continue readingAnother January. Another chance to pretend we’ll become entirely different people just because the calendar flipped. Most resolutions are dead
Continue readingAs the season of giving approaches, I’ve been thinking about the gifts Direct Primary Care has given me. Not the BS,
Continue readingThis post could also be called the Midnight Myth Let me cut to the chase: Yes, we get after-hours messages.
Continue reading“So, what do you do for marketing?” My answer? “Take good care of patients” A recurring myth is the belief
Continue readingPlease excuse any typos in this article—I’m writing it while holding a newborn I delivered about six hours ago, and
Continue readingIf I had a dollar for every time someone told me Direct Primary Care would not work—especially in rural Maine—I
Continue readingIn a previous post I discussed how consultants and gurus prey on physicians seeking authentic alternatives to traditional healthcare models.
Continue reading*”Five years and there’s no doubt that I’m burned out. I’ve had enough…”* The opening lines of Sugarland’s “Something More”
Continue readingHaving practiced the Direct Primary Care model in Maine since 2013—before it even had a formal name—I find MaineHealth’s announcement
Continue readingLet me paint you a picture: Desperate physicians, trapped in the healthcare hamster wheel, scrolling LinkedIn at midnight looking for
Continue readingA recent article³ claimed that “the benefits of DPC for most people most of the time are now available via
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