Private Equity Blues #1
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Yes, this is a dentist and not DPC, but it is relevant. And I do think this story is true
Continue readingIn the 2026 NRMP Main Residency Match, family medicine offered a record 5,512 positions yet filled only 83.6 percent, leaving
Continue readingIt’s been too long since I touched on the importance of continuous learning, not just learning medicine — new procedures,
Continue readingAuthor: Amy Walsh, MD Change is never easy. Habits are hard to break. People are stuck in their ways. Really?
Continue readingI recently received this email as a pitch for an article. It was from a PR firm, and so I
Continue readingAs a physician practicing Direct Primary Care, I’m often asked whether DPC is simply another form of concierge medicine. The
Continue readingYou just have to love government healthcare. In 2021, Medicare tried to boost the pay for primary care doctors a
Continue readingI thought I would share this Simpsons clip as a perfect representation of those doctors leaving the FFS system and
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 readingI have long discussed the risk of private equity salivating over Direct Primary Care. It has mostly failed (Forward) so
Continue readingI remember when I was in the system and received a group email from the CEO. He was concerned and
Continue readingA DPC colleague picked up the phone last week to refer a patient to rheumatology at one of Maine’s ivory
Continue readingNot sure that this meme requires much discussion. Notice that I didn’t throw every DPC-adjacent insurance-affiliated entity (PCMO, etc.) under
Continue readingFor eleven years, I operated an independent urgent care center that functioned largely on a cash-pay basis. Many days, I
Continue readingI recently read an article by the American College of Physicians discussing how the term “provider” should not be used
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 readingToday, we chat about why autonomy in medical care is critical in primary care. The primary care relationship is complex
Continue readingI saw a patient yesterday for a testicular mass. Today my nurse called him to coordinate the ultrasound. During that
Continue readingThis is the second article I have written about Mark Cuban’s interest in DPC. You can read the first here.
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