Medscape Dermatology recently published an article about DPC practices (and concierge practices that don’t bill insurance) are serving the needs of the patients and doctors without the involvement of a third-party.

The article points out some of the obvious reasons patients are happier in a DPC practice. They have more time with their doctors, they can get in to see their doctor when needed, and they have can discuss more than one problem when they go to see their doctor.

Not only are patients more satisfied with the DPC practice, but so are the doctors serving them. While it may take a doctor years of contemplation and planning before making the change, the vast majority are happier when they do.

The main factors for waiting are fear, uncertainty, and doubt, said Leigh “Jack” Forbush, DO, a family physician who runs a DPC practice in Hampden, Maine, and mentors doctors contemplating the switch.

According to Forbush, the critical questions doctors ask themselves are, Will I be able to find enough paying patients? and ― in the case of DPC practices, which cancel insurance ― Can I live without the money I get from insurers?

The answer is yes. Doctors can survive and even thrive. A 2020 survey of DPC physicians for the Society of Actuaries found that 99% reported having better or much better overall personal and professional satisfaction.

For doctors thinking about DPC, the best place to go for all the information and support you need is the DPC Alliance, whose logo is seen above. Here you will find advice from docs who started DPC practices right out of residency to docs who started DPC practices 25 years or more after practicing in the traditional healthcare system.