Category: Opinion

It’s the same old game. Doctors treat patients. No middleman. Patients are happy. Third parties see a way to get

Yes, this is a dentist and not DPC, but it is relevant. And I do think this story is true

In the 2026 NRMP Main Residency Match, family medicine offered a record 5,512 positions yet filled only 83.6 percent, leaving

Change is never easy. Habits are hard to break. People are stuck in their ways.  Really? I don’t think so.

I recently received this email as a pitch for an article. It was from a PR firm, and so I

As a physician practicing Direct Primary Care, I’m often asked whether DPC is simply another form of concierge medicine. The

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

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

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

I have long discussed the risk of private equity salivating over Direct Primary Care. It has mostly failed (Forward) so

I remember when I was in the system and received a group email from the CEO. He was concerned and

A DPC colleague picked up the phone last week to refer a patient to rheumatology at one of Maine’s ivory

I recently read an article by the American College of Physicians discussing how the term “provider” should not be used

On February 5th, the federal government unveiled TrumpRx.gov — a website promising “the world’s lowest prices on prescription drugs.” Forty-three brand-name medications.

Today, we chat about why autonomy in medical care is critical in primary care. The primary care relationship is complex

I saw a patient yesterday for a testicular mass. Today my nurse called him to coordinate the ultrasound. During that