Fri. Mar 29th, 2024

Recently, author Colleen Hroncich did a nice job in the Independent Women’s Forum explaining the benefits and handcuffs of the HSA (Health Savings Account). She also gives a nice plug for Direct Primary Care:

Expanded HSAs would drive cost-containment and innovation—the one-two punch we need to improve health care affordability. For example, recent years have seen a growth of health care plans like direct primary care (DPC) practices that don’t rely on typical health insurance. With DPC, patients pay a flat monthly or yearly membership fee that covers primary care needs and preventative services. This makes health care costs more predictable and transparent. It also improves efficiency by removing the middleman (insurance companies). By allowing HSA funds to pay DPC membership fees, more people will be able to take advantage of these options.DPC

Read the article to learn more about the Personalized Care Act and some of things it may really help if passed.

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By Douglas Farrago, MD

Douglas Farrago MD is board certified in the specialty of Family Practice. He is the inventor of a product called the Knee Saver which is currently in the Baseball Hall of Fame. The Knee Saver and its knock-offs are worn by many major league baseball catchers. He is also the inventor of the CryoHelmet used by athletes for head injuries as well as migraine sufferers. From 2001 – 2011, Dr. Farrago was the editor and creator of the Placebo Journal which ran for 10 full years. Described as the Mad Magazine for doctors, he and the Placebo Journal were featured in the Washington Post, US News and World Report, the AP, and the NY Times. Douglas Farrago, MD received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Virginia in 1987, his Masters of Education degree in the area of Exercise Science from the University of Houston in 1990, and his Medical Degree from the University of Texas at Houston in 1994. His residency training occurred way up north at the Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, Maine. In his final year, he was elected Chief Resident by his peers. Dr. Farrago has practiced family medicine for twenty-three years, first in Auburn, Maine and now in Forest, Virginia. He founded Forest Direct Primary Care in 2014, which quickly filled in 18 months. Dr. Farrago still blogs every day on his website Authenticmedicine.com and lectures worldwide about the present crisis in our healthcare system and the effect it has on the doctor-patient relationship. Dr. Farrago’s has written three books on direct primary care: The Official Guide to Starting Your Own Direct Primary Care Practice, The Direct Primary Care Doctor’s Daily Motivational Journal and Slowing the Churn in Direct Primary Care (While Also Keeping Your Sanity) are all best sellers in this genre. He is a leading expert in direct primary care model and lectures medical students, residents, and doctors on how to start their own DPC practice. He retired from clinical medicine in October, 2020.

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