Category: Opinion

Having a “good payer mix” in the traditional system means picking between insurance companies, akin to calling different flavors of

I try to keep up with what is going on in the DPC world outside and I came across this

If you Google Direct Primary Care and Netflix you will find such quotes as: DPC is like Netflix: you get access

The above image was found on the internet without a source to give credit. It cracked me up. It took

It’s inevitable.  We will lose someone.  We have lost family.  We have lost friends.  But somehow, in the world of DPC, losing a patient

Yup, the corporate world is not giving up on this crap. The pods are sexy and DPC is not. So,

I am the editor of DPC News. I am also retired as a physician (and old). I really don’t have

Figure 1: Brian Thompson, CEO of UHC murdered in NYC 2024 has marked an important year for those of us seeking

It was a gloomy Wednesday morning as my patient walked into the waiting room. I first met him at the

As we close out the year and head into a new one, it’s a time of reflection for all of

Written by Emily O’Rourke, MD There is a common misconception, even among physicians, that regular alcohol consumption (in moderation) is

I want to wish you all a Happy New Year! I also want to thank you for reading our little

By Dr. Zachary West, DO: Physicians have been involved in public service throughout the history of the United States. Thirty-one

Written by Liz Fischer Robert McMillan Aged Well, Health Insurance Did Not  “BCBS of Texas began in 1928 when a

From About Garrison Bliss, MD: When I think back on my days as a practicing Primary Care physician, one of the

Written by Emily O’Rourke, MD My most vivid memory from residency was pronouncing a patient on Christmas morning. He had

n 1973 two social psychologists, John M. Darley and C. Daniel Batson, struck out to understand what influences people’s behavior

Author: Lara Kenney, MD I shed no tears for Brian Thompson.  That man made tens of millions off of the suffering of

My colleague Kenneth Qiu posted “A Well-Balanced Diet” here on DPC News on Thursday.  It was the first in a 2 part essay,