Benefit managers continue to praise direct primary care. They love us. They want to work with us. We just need them to understand how to work with independent DPC docs instead of jumping into bed with DINOs. That being said, here is another great article by Benefits Pro talking all about us:
A Better Way
Direct primary care (DPC) has taken the stage as an affordable and more accessible non-traditional health care alternative. Unlike traditional health insurance products, members pay a low monthly fee for unlimited primary care access and there are no premiums or deductibles to meet. There are also no claims for doctors to file or limits to the time they can spend with patients to meet insurance requirements.
DPC can help lower the cost of health plans by mitigating claims. Still, discerning brokers have learned the power of pairing direct primary care with other benefits to make an even more significant impact on health plans. Let’s examine some of these powerful benefit partnerships.
Even better, this article goes into detail on how DPC can work with:
- Limited benefit indemnity plans
- Skinny medical plans
- Hospital indemnity plans
- High deductible health plans/self-funding
The author of the piece is from a company I am not familiar with so I cannot vouch for him or them. The information, however, is gold. Read it. Learn it. Send it to local companies. You have to become an expert on this so that when you talk to a company or even a broker you know what is going on.