Category: DPC Politics

Only Direct Primary Care Can Revive Primary Care

Posted on February 19, 2022February 18, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

The Harvard Business Review tried their best to see who is saving primary care. The article is called Can New

Is DPC Ripe for a Government Takeover?

Posted on December 28, 2021December 28, 2021 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Author Kofi Ampaabeng in The National Interest writes a compelling piece that you should read. He is concerned that “DPC is

Scientific American Tries to Do a Hit Piece On Direct Primary Care

Posted on October 20, 2021October 20, 2021 by Douglas Farrago, MD

It starts with the title: Many Doctors are Switching to Concierge Medicine, Exacerbating Physician Shortages Wow, thanks for the love.

South Dakota Loves DPC

Posted on July 26, 2021July 25, 2021 by Douglas Farrago, MD

On July 1, a new South Dakota state law took effect that allows the parties most intimately involved in the

Dr. Rand Paul Recognizes Bluegrass Family Wellness

Posted on June 17, 2021June 17, 2021 by Debbie Farrago

United States Senator Rand Paul, ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship recognized Bluegrass Family

New Bill Called Direct Primary Care Accessibility Act Introduced in Congress

Posted on May 25, 2021May 25, 2021 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Representative Matt Rosendale, from Montana, has introduced the Direct Primary Care Accessibility Act bill. Rosendale helped push DPC laws in

Nebraska State Employees are Now Eligible to Enroll in Direct Primary Care

Posted on April 28, 2021April 28, 2021 by Douglas Farrago, MD

So, here comes some good news. Nebraska State employees are now eligible to enroll in Direct Primary Care. All the

Montana Gets Its DPC Law

Posted on April 22, 2021April 22, 2021 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Congratulations to Montana for passing their own DPC bill into law. You can read more from this article: The new

South Carolina Has a DPC Bill

Posted on April 19, 2021April 19, 2021 by Douglas Farrago, MD

It looks like South Carolina has a bill going forward to clear up the whole DPC is NOT insurance debate.

DPC Highlighted in the Independent Women’s Forum

Posted on April 6, 2021April 6, 2021 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Recently, author Colleen Hroncich did a nice job in the Independent Women’s Forum explaining the benefits and handcuffs of the

The Middlemen in Healthcare

Posted on March 16, 2021March 16, 2021 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Let’s give some props to DPC’s very own Molly Rutherford, MD, MPH, who wrote this great op-ed in her local

Montana DPC Bill Moving Forward and Why So Many There Are Clueless About DPC

Posted on March 11, 2021March 11, 2021 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Good news for Montana. The Montana House of Representatives advanced their DPC bill: Senate Bill 101 would formalize the practice of

South Dakota To Consider Direct Primary Care As A Way To Increase Health Care Access and Reduce Costs

Posted on February 26, 2021February 27, 2021 by Douglas Farrago, MD

A very nice article was published by the Heartland Institute and Christina Herron. It discusses how South Dakota would benefit

Direct Primary Care Mentioned in One of the 5 Federal Health Care Actions for States to Watch for in 2021

Posted on February 17, 2021February 17, 2021 by Douglas Farrago, MD

The Heritage Foundation put out an article trying to predict what Congress and the Biden administration will do to our

Another DPC Bill Sponsored

Posted on February 2, 2021February 2, 2021 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Even with a new administration Direct Primary Care still has a pulse in Congress. This just in: U.S. Sen. Bill

Montana May Get DPC Law Passed

Posted on January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Montana is trying to get a new DPC law passed in their state: “We get rid of a lot of