DPC News (Direct Primary Care News & Resources)

Active Legislation about DPC in Congress

Posted on April 15, 2024June 29, 2024 by x Former Writers x

Written by Garrison Bliss, MD Earlier this year, the (Direct Primary Coalition) DPCC Steering Committee met on 2/26/2024 to discuss

DPC Alliance Mastermind 101, START DPC

Posted on April 13, 2024April 13, 2024 by Shane Purcell, MD

Welcome back all you DPC rebels and resistance fighters. Dr Shane back with another Friday 5-Minute Magic tip and today

Lessons Learned From DPC: A Ten-Year Perspective

Posted on April 12, 2024June 28, 2024 by x Former Writers x

The following is a post by Thomas White, MD Growing up, my mother used a rather simple disciplinary technique. When

Poor Mr. Krabs

Posted on April 11, 2024April 11, 2024 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Even SpongeBob SquarePants knew how unaffordable healthcare was in this country. This video is very outdated but still hits home.

I’m a Primary Caregiver – Not a Gatekeeper

Posted on April 10, 2024December 5, 2024 by x Former Writers x

This post was by Michelle Cooke, MD: As a primary care physician, I’m often referred to as the “gatekeeper” of

4HealthFamilyMedicine: DPC in Southern Maine

Posted on April 9, 2024April 9, 2024 by Debbie Farrago

Su-Anne M. Hammond, DO was born and raised in Maine, She is a “true Mainer” and a board-certified family medicine

Pay Peanuts and You Get Monkeys

Posted on April 8, 2024April 8, 2024 by Douglas Farrago, MD

“Clients who haggle over their agency’s compensation are looking through the wrong end of the telescope. Instead of trying to

How to Start your DPC, Mastermind 101

Posted on April 6, 2024April 6, 2024 by Shane Purcell, MD

Welcome back all your DPC rebels and resistance fighters. Dr. Shane is back with another Friday 5-minute Magic Tip. Today,

World’s Thinnest Books

Posted on April 5, 2024April 5, 2024 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I’ve been working on making the world’s thinnest books. Does anybody have any other topics I should cover?

Bloom Wellness DPC Opens

Posted on April 4, 2024April 4, 2024 by Debbie Farrago

On March 1, Bloom Wellness Direct Primary Care opened in Waterford, Michigan. At Bloom Wellness Direct Primary Care, they embrace

Who Are You?

Posted on April 3, 2024April 3, 2024 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Lauren Hughes, MD from bloomdpc.com shared this from Facebook. Her husband got it for her but I thought it was

Lessons From Twenty-One Years Ago

Posted on April 2, 2024April 2, 2024 by Douglas Farrago, MD

The above image was sent to me by a physician (Gregory Miller, MD) who for some reason has followed my

More on the “Medicine for the Masses” Article by Halle Tecco

Posted on April 1, 2024April 1, 2024 by Kenneth Qiu, MD

Halle Tecco recently wrote a piece about direct primary care. Seeing people outside the DPC world write about the model

Happy Doctors’ Day 2024!

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

I want to wish every physician who reads this a Happy Doctors’ Day! Those who are doing DPC can now

What a New Direct Primary Care Article Gets Right and What it Gets Wrong

Posted on March 29, 2024March 29, 2024 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I just read this article by Halle Tecco called Direct Primary Care: Concierge Medicine for the Masses? and it was

Heron DPC Opens in Okemos, Michigan

Posted on March 28, 2024March 28, 2024 by Debbie Farrago

Dean McFarlane-Parrott, MD and his wife Sally opened Heron Direct Primary Care at the end of 2023. Heron Creek Direct

Are We Trading One Master for Another? Employer Contracts in Direct Primary Care

Posted on March 27, 2024December 5, 2024 by x Former Writers x

This post was by Michelle Cooke, MD: Full disclosure, I have not yet secured any employers for my DPC practice.

EmpowerMed Direct Primary Care Opens in Miami, Florida

Posted on March 26, 2024March 26, 2024 by Debbie Farrago

Dr. Alejandra Alvarez is the dedicated primary care physician at EmpowerMed DPC. She was granted her medical degree by the

Entering a Business Pitch Competition? Dr. Diaz Shows Us How.

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

We want to highlight a DPC doc doing her pitch so here you go. The video of Dr. Diaz starts

What do Employers Think of DPC?

Posted on March 23, 2024March 23, 2024 by Shane Purcell, MD

Welcome back all your DPC rebels and resistance fighters. Dr Shane back with another Friday 5-Minute Magi Tip. Today I