DPC News® (Direct Primary Care News & Resources)

DPC Magic: Fork In The DPC Road

Posted on December 7, 2024December 7, 2024 by Shane Purcell, MD

Welcome back all you DPC rebels and resistance fighters. I’m back with another Friday 5-Minute Magic Tip. Today, we’ve come

A Well-Balanced Diet

Posted on December 6, 2024December 6, 2024 by Kenneth Qiu, MD

Tea and toast hyponatremia is a condition of malnutrition that occurs when individuals lack nutritional variety, often resulting from a more

EndoMD Health: Pediatric Endocrine Care from the Comfort of your Home

Posted on December 5, 2024December 5, 2024 by Debbie Farrago

EndoMD Health is America’s first 100% virtual pediatric endocrinology practice, combining medicine with lifestyle and emotional support to help kids

A New Type of “Insurance” That Works with Direct Primary Care

Posted on December 4, 2024December 4, 2024 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I heard whispers of Atlas Direct for a couple of years. It really seemed promising and the other day Josh

Combining Direct Primary Care with Ketamine Treatment Services

Posted on December 3, 2024December 3, 2024 by April Soto, MD

At first glance, integrating Ketamine services into a Direct Primary Care (DPC) practice may seem unconventional, but I believe the

More Options Than Ever When Choosing DPC-Centric Health Plans

Posted on December 2, 2024December 1, 2024 by Cristy Gupton

Innovation in healthcare coverage for employees has been happening for years, producing more choices than ever. Yet, with so many commonsense

Marketing Advice or Clickbait?

Posted on November 30, 2024November 30, 2024 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I absolutely see how you can watch this and be bothered by it but try to see how you can

Friday Humor (Warning: Nothing to do with DPC)

Posted on November 29, 2024March 16, 2025 by Vance Lassey, MD

I got bored on the plane to Houston this morning, so I made these from pictures I took from the

Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted on November 28, 2024November 28, 2024 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I hope you all have a wonderful day. Enjoy your family and friends because that is the most important thing

Lessons From Forest DPC

Posted on November 27, 2024December 6, 2024 by Dan Swartz, MD

Lessons I Learned from Farrago: Be Generous; Be Wise After a grueling, multi-phase interview process, I purchased Forest Direct Primary

Just Give it Away.

Posted on November 26, 2024July 30, 2026 by x Former Writers x

Author: Amy Walsh, MD Our family headed out of town for the holiday. A few of us like country music.

The Forward Man Smiles All the Way Down the Drain

Posted on November 25, 2024November 25, 2024 by Douglas Farrago, MD

If you want to throw up in your mouth then watch this video. Two ass kissers interview the man behind

Focus On The Path

Posted on November 23, 2024November 23, 2024 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I found this on the internet and have no source for it. Sorry. And I didn’t put the soundtrack behind

The DINO Rollup

Posted on November 22, 2024November 22, 2024 by Douglas Farrago, MD

The DINOs keep rolling up with other DINOs to make bigger DINOs. Will it work? Everside Health was formed out

$50,000 a Year for Concierge Medicine?

Posted on November 21, 2024November 21, 2024 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Imagine paying $50K a year for your concierge care. Wow. That’s what this article in the Boston Globe explores: Some

The Persona(lities) of DPC Doctors?

Posted on November 20, 2024November 20, 2024 by Vasanth Kainkaryam, MD

Let me begin by saying that this is a broad generalization but an observation that I have made, which may

Leveraging Technology to Enhance Efficiency in a DPC Practice

Posted on November 19, 2024November 19, 2024 by Angela Andrews, MD

Running a Direct Primary Care (DPC) practice requires a unique blend of patient-focused care and operational efficiency. No matter how

Fork in the DPC Road

Posted on November 18, 2024November 18, 2024 by Shane Purcell, MD

More than twenty years ago, we proclaimed our “Declaration of Independence” for Direct Primary Care, rebuffing the long-held power of

How Do Medical Residents Think About DPC?

Posted on November 16, 2024November 16, 2024 by Shane Purcell, MD

oday, I am sharing some thoughts from an internal medicine resident who spent a few days with me seeing DPC

Meme of the Month: Insurance

Posted on November 15, 2024March 16, 2025 by Vance Lassey, MD

This came from a patient and it’s right on the money.