Rep. Chip Roy is introducing a bill in Congress today that “directs the secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program through the Center for Innovation to Implementation to allow veterans the option to enroll in direct primary care.”
Under the program that would be established by Roy’s bill, veterans would have a “Veteran Health Savings Account” that allows them to purchase direct primary care service agreements while still obtaining nonprimary care through the Department of Veterans Affairs.
This is very interesting news. And if the government can be hands-off with quality metrics and reporting, this thing just may work. Here is the bill in its entirety. Tell me if I missed anything.
Dr. Farrago is a retired family physician based in Forest, Virginia. Since 2021, he has run DPCnews.com, a leading resource for the Direct Primary Care (DPC) movement.
He is the author of three best-selling 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
Slowing the Churn in Direct Primary Care (While Also Keeping Your Sanity)
In 2016, Dr. Farrago conceived the idea for the Direct Primary Care Alliance and co-founded the organization alongside other pioneering DPC physicians. He is widely recognized as a leading expert in the DPC model and frequently lectures to medical students, residents, and practicing physicians on how to successfully start and run their own DPC practices.Dr. Farrago sold his Direct Primary Care practice in October 2020 but continues to receive care there as a patient.
