DPC News® (Direct Primary Care News & Resources)

A Great Podcast Featuring DPC Doc Brandon Alleman, MD, PhD from Antioch Med

Posted on August 24, 2025August 24, 2025 by Douglas Farrago, MD

DPC keeps gaining momentum. Here is an example from a recent podcast: Patients wait months for primary care. Physicians see

NEW DPC Book Now Available

Posted on August 23, 2025August 23, 2025 by Shane Purcell, MD

Here is the new and updated information on our book, “Good Care Feels Different.” It’s available at Amazon using the

DPC News Gets a New Logo!!

Posted on August 22, 2025August 22, 2025 by Douglas Farrago, MD

After three years, paying three different marketing firms, and spending millions on consulting firms, we have finally rebranded ourselves. We

A Racecar Driver is Only as Fast as the CAR

Posted on August 21, 2025August 21, 2025 by Vance Lassey, MD

I want to give credit where it is due, with regard to these management orgs that I talked about in

The Most Expensive Medical Humor Books Ever Created

Posted on August 20, 2025August 20, 2025 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Okay, this is not an ask and I don’t expect many purchases here, but I thought I would share this

How Private Practice Empowers Physicians to Live Well

Posted on August 20, 2025August 20, 2025 by John Hayes, Jr., MD

Being a doctor shouldn’t mean sacrificing your life to your career. Yet for many physicians in employed settings, that’s exactly

Buckle Up BCBS: Part II

Posted on August 19, 2025August 19, 2025 by Amy Walsh, MD

Here we go again. Another article that made me roll my eyes. Actually, this one angered me more than the

Tell Me I Can’t

Posted on August 18, 2025August 18, 2025 by Vance Lassey, MD

So, I unintentionally sparked another DPC vs DINO debate on Facebook the other day. Here we go again. A large

Does This Relate to Direct Primary Care or Am I Going Bananas?

Posted on August 17, 2025August 17, 2025 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I like what I have seen from this guy so far. Yes, he has changed baseball, but this isn’t really

Can DPC Docs Trust Benefits Advisors?

Posted on August 16, 2025August 16, 2025 by Shane Purcell, MD

Can DPC docs trust benefits advisors? Certainly. Like docs, there are good ones and bad ones. As more employers look

Why Virtual Primary Care and Direct Primary Care Are Not the Same Thing

Posted on August 15, 2025August 15, 2025 by Jack Forbush, DO

A recent article³ claimed that “the benefits of DPC for most people most of the time are now available via

LinkedIn Healthcare “Leader” Discovers DPC But Doesn’t Know It

Posted on August 13, 2025August 13, 2025 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I came across this on LinkedIn and had to share. It was from Wayne Gillis, who has this byline: Healthcare

Do Membership Pauses Sink the Boat? Empathy versus Sustainability

Posted on August 12, 2025October 22, 2025 by x Former Writers x

Author: Landen Green, DO There’s a moment a DPC doc eventually faces — the one where your “human” brain and your

The $5 Trillion Question: Why Does Healthcare Cost So Much?

Posted on August 11, 2025August 10, 2025 by Amy Walsh, MD

I saw this article in our local business journal: Blue Cross NC CEO: The $5 trillion question — Why does

Don’t Let Your Phone Ruin Your Life

Posted on August 10, 2025August 10, 2025 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Here is a quick tip this Sunday. Have an automatic message when you get a text or email that says

Ready or Not…GROW!!

Posted on August 9, 2025August 9, 2025 by Shane Purcell, MD

Are you ready to grow in 2026? Have you thought about it yet? The buzz from the DPC Summit and

Maybe, Just Maybe, Cigna Can Go F#ck Themselves

Posted on August 8, 2025August 8, 2025 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I saw this recently and was reminded of how corrupt our healthcare system is. If you are a FFS doctor,

Great News! Hospital Administrators Got a 41% Pay Raise!!

Posted on August 7, 2025August 7, 2025 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Atrium Health in North Carolina released its executive report, and thank goodness, the executives received massive raises. I was so

Don’t Worry, Be Lazy

Posted on August 6, 2025August 6, 2025 by Emily O'Rourke, MD

As humans, we are inherently lazy. Our ancestors were more likely to survive through stillness, by conserving energy and staying

National Direct Primary Care Day is less than 90 Days Away

Posted on August 5, 2025August 5, 2025 by Douglas Farrago, MD

We are almost there. In less than three months, we will be celebrating National Direct Primary Care (DPC) Day. Please