Category: Opinion

Tick Bites and Insurance Companies

Posted on November 23, 2025November 23, 2025 by Douglas Farrago, MD

This story in the Washington Post exemplifies why our healthcare system is so screwed up and why Direct Primary Care

ARCS Health is Asking Me to Buy The Practice I Don’t Own

Posted on November 9, 2025November 9, 2025 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I have previously written about Jon Roosevelt and ARCS Health a little while back. Dan Swartz, MD, who bought my

You Shouldn’t Take Advice on Running a Restaurant from Someone Who Has Only Planned a Picnic

Posted on October 23, 2025October 23, 2025 by Jack Forbush, DO

In a previous post I discussed how consultants and gurus prey on physicians seeking authentic alternatives to traditional healthcare models.

Video of Vicious Battle Between Hospital Systems and Insurers Found

Posted on October 22, 2025October 22, 2025 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Hospitals cry all the time about having no money, yet the cranes keep operating to build new wings or extensions.

Earn the Nice Car

Posted on October 21, 2025October 21, 2025 by Vance Lassey, MD

I’m making some memes for the blog, and these “DPC Administrator” memes are fun, because there are no DPC administrators–certainly

It’s All Fun and Games Until Your Start Your Own Practice

Posted on October 12, 2025October 12, 2025 by Douglas Farrago, MD

This is part of the World’s Smallest Medical Book Series but every joke has a kernel of truth behind it.

They Keep Jumping On The Direct Primary Care Bandwagon

Posted on October 10, 2025October 10, 2025 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I just love it when nondoctors, executives, business people start jumping on the Direct Primary Care Bandwagon. The steps usually

Quality

Posted on October 8, 2025October 8, 2025 by Kenneth Qiu, MD

We became physicians because we wanted to deliver excellent care; then the system buried us in metrics that measured everything

When the Spotlight Misses the Mark: Why Direct Primary Care Deserves Attention

Posted on October 7, 2025October 7, 2025 by Angela Andrews, MD

Lately, I’ve been noticing a trend that frankly, annoys me. High-cost “concierge” medical practices get all the attention in glossy

Should hospitals get bail outs?

Posted on October 5, 2025October 5, 2025 by Vance Lassey, MD

A small town hospital in my region is currently trying to pass a vote for a county-wide sales tax to

Is This What You Want?

Posted on October 1, 2025October 1, 2025 by Douglas Farrago, MD

This is Jon Roosevelt. Not for certain, but pretty sure he is not from the famous Roosevelt family. Here is

A Pioneer’s Response to MaineHealth’s “Revolutionary” Direct Primary Care Launch

Posted on September 26, 2025September 26, 2025 by Jack Forbush, DO

Having practiced the Direct Primary Care model in Maine since 2013—before it even had a formal name—I find MaineHealth’s announcement

FOOD IS MEDICINE. EXERCISE IS THERAPY.

Posted on September 25, 2025September 25, 2025 by Amy Walsh, MD

Lifestyle lifestyle lifestyle. You’ve heard it all before… You are what you eat. Exercise for 30 minutes a day. You

DPC Simplicity

Posted on September 23, 2025September 23, 2025 by Kenneth Qiu, MD

Elon Musk has a famous algorithm that requires questioning every requirement and, most crucially, deleting nonsensical ones, before automating anything.

The DPC Snake Oil Salesmen Are Out in Force (And Business Is Booming)

Posted on September 22, 2025September 22, 2025 by Jack Forbush, DO

Let me paint you a picture: Desperate physicians, trapped in the healthcare hamster wheel, scrolling LinkedIn at midnight looking for

Physicians Only Have Ourselves To Blame

Posted on September 20, 2025September 20, 2025 by Shane Purcell, MD

Let me share some things I have learned from the SC Senate Medical Affairs committee meeting last week regarding scope

Maine Hospital System is Trying Direct Primary Care. Is it a DINO?

Posted on September 19, 2025September 19, 2025 by Douglas Farrago, MD

A hospital in Maine is trying its hand at Direct Primary Care. Will it fail? Is it a DINO (DPC

Tell Me You Want Direct Primary Care Without Telling Me

Posted on September 18, 2025September 18, 2025 by Shane Purcell, MD

As I see the birthdays keep piling up on me, sometimes names escape me. I find myself describing a person

Bogus Administrative Work is Removed with Direct Primary Care

Posted on September 9, 2025September 9, 2025 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I found the above chart and found it very revealing. When you have no time to do real patient work,

Don’t Forget How Good We Have It

Posted on September 5, 2025September 5, 2025 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I would just like you to ponder this situation for a minute. This was from X and the gentlemen posted: