The Primary Care Shortage: A Feature, Not a Bug
Doug Farrago, MD asked recently whether hospitals actually want patients to be healthy. Shane Purcell, MD has been sounding the
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Doug Farrago, MD asked recently whether hospitals actually want patients to be healthy. Shane Purcell, MD has been sounding the
Continue readingThe above video is from Shawn Martin, executive director the AAFP. I’ll give credit where credit is due because he
Continue readingA physician colleague recently went to the ER as a patient and posted the bill online. The laboratory charges totaled
Continue readingLet’s talk about the recent residency MATCH and the impending primary care death spiral. Fewer and fewer med students are
Continue readingI recently saw this article called Average Waiting Times for Common Medical Procedures in the United States – What the
Continue readingI’ve delivered babies at 3 AM. I know what it means when a community loses its labor and delivery unit
Continue readingWe have talked about the mess at One Medical here at DPC News before, and it wasn’t pretty. They were
Continue readingMany private equity folks and venture capitalists seem to salivate when approached with primary care opportunities. Not the good ones,
Continue readingFor years, Direct Primary Care (DPC) has been described as a quiet revolution. We’ve felt it in our clinics—the extra
Continue readingLet’s review the new analysis from Harvard Medical School’s Blavatnik Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, and Johns Hopkins University.
Continue readingDo you have a budget for your business? What about your household finances? Do you know how much money is
Continue readingI want to highlight this article by Steve Forbes called Free Markets, Not Mandates, Will Fix Our Broken Healthcare System.
Continue readingThere has been a lot of chatter on X about Mark Cuban mentioning and even liking DPC. Hell, he even
Continue readingThe health insurance industry sucks. They are criminals in so many ways. They have done nothing but raise their premiums,
Continue readingWe live in an incredibly complex and hyper-connected world. Information is more accessible than ever—thanks to artificial intelligence, even the
Continue readingTHE FIX IS IN…HSA for DPC is really going to happen. I never thought it would, but here we are.
Continue readingThe newly passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act has a clause that is a game-changer for DPC practices. Listen for
Continue readingOkay, first let me wish you all a Happy July Fourth weekend! We still live in the best country in
Continue readingFirst off, I welcome all comments but not if they are political attacks. This post is about whether Direct Primary
Continue readingOkay, settle down, folks. Let’s unpack this a bit. Right off the bat, I will say that even though this
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