DPC News® (Direct Primary Care News & Resources)

Fort Wayne Direct Primary Care: A Healthcare Community that Feels Like a Family

Posted on January 18, 2026January 18, 2026 by Debbie Farrago

Dr. Kalyan Aluri, owner and physician of Fort Wayne Direct Primary Care, is a trusted family physician with over 20

Is Healthcare Shoppable?

Posted on January 17, 2026January 17, 2026 by Shane Purcell, MD

Can you shop around to find better prices on health care services? A lot of people say healthcare is NOT

I Finally Found the Video of the Day I Left My Hospital-Employed Job!

Posted on January 16, 2026January 16, 2026 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I am a little older now, but I remember this day like it was yesterday. Then I started my DPC

You Can Take This Form and Shove It – I Ain’t Working for You No More

Posted on January 15, 2026January 15, 2026 by Dan Swartz, MD

I was doing some early Spring cleaning when I came across this – the last time away request form I

Pediatric DPC Conference 2026

Posted on January 14, 2026January 14, 2026 by Sponsored Post

Call for Presentations Pediatric DPC Conference 2026April 17–19, 2026 | The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa | Savannah,

DPC is the real medicine.

Posted on January 14, 2026January 14, 2026 by Amy Walsh, MD

Saw this tag on a new t-shirt while folding a load of laundry. Loved the sentiment. Happiness is the real

Being the Doctor You Always Wanted to Be

Posted on January 13, 2026January 13, 2026 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Direct Primary Care keeps getting more and more press. And Free Press. Actually, that’s the platform where Charlotte Grinberg, MD,

Medical Gaslighting, Medical Invalidation, and Why Time in Primary Care Matters

Posted on January 12, 2026January 12, 2026 by Angela Andrews, MD

The term medical gaslighting has gained increasing visibility in recent years, particularly among patients who describe feeling dismissed, minimized, or

Carytown DPC Opens in Richmond, VA

Posted on January 11, 2026January 11, 2026 by Debbie Farrago

Michaela Varys, MD and Ziya Aktig, MD are a married couple of family medicine doctors who have long dreamt of

Growth vs Scale in DPC

Posted on January 10, 2026January 10, 2026 by Shane Purcell, MD

Happy NEW YEAR… and welcome back all you DPC rebels and resistance fighters. Dr Shane is back with another Friday

The 1% Threshold: Why 2026 is the Tipping Point for Direct Primary Care

Posted on January 9, 2026January 9, 2026 by Andrew Anderson, DO

For years, Direct Primary Care (DPC) has been described as a quiet revolution. We’ve felt it in our clinics—the extra

The Echo Chamber Effect: When DPC ‘Communities’ Become Junior High Admiration Societies

Posted on January 8, 2026January 8, 2026 by Jack Forbush, DO

Echo Chamber Bingo: Mark Your Card! Before we begin, let’s play a game. Check off any you’ve witnessed in your

Why Ranking on Google and AI Platforms Matters More Than Ever for DPC Practices

Posted on January 7, 2026January 7, 2026 by Sponsored Post

If your Direct Primary Care practice isn’t easily found online, you’re losing patients—often without realizing it. For years, ranking on

Hope

Posted on January 7, 2026January 7, 2026 by April Soto, MD

Big plans were made for our team building and planning day. My assistant, Natalie, and I were going to have

Insurance Math and the GLP-1 Lottery

Posted on January 6, 2026January 6, 2026 by Emily O'Rourke, MD

Insurance math means spending $500/month on health insurance premiums and then paying for all of your healthcare out of pocket

Surge in Direct Primary Care Growth and How to Stop It

Posted on January 5, 2026January 5, 2026 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Let’s review the new analysis from Harvard Medical School’s Blavatnik Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, and Johns Hopkins University.

How Many of You Are Still Bothered by This?

Posted on January 4, 2026January 4, 2026 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Read. Watch. And if you are still bothered by this, then you need to make the jump into Direct Primary

Remember, Most of Them Hate You

Posted on January 3, 2026January 3, 2026 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I seem to be in a battle on LinkedIn with people criticizing Direct Primary Care. I used to hit these

The Twenty Truths of Direct Primary Care

Posted on January 2, 2026January 2, 2026 by Kenneth Qiu, MD

Mark Cuban has been active in the DPC and cash pay space recently. I wrote these 20 truths of DPC on

It’s 2026, and DPC is the Fix! Maybe.

Posted on January 1, 2026January 1, 2026 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I’ve been doing this blog for years now. I have seen it grow because Direct Primary Care is growing. News