DPC News® (Direct Primary Care News & Resources)

Blackwelder, former President of the AAFP, Speaks Well of DPC

Posted on February 5, 2022February 6, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I saw this interesting conversation in Medscape. It was between Kenny Lin, MD, MPH, who teaches family medicine, preventive medicine,

Choose Wisely

Posted on February 4, 2022February 4, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

“But choose wisely, for while the true Grail will bring you life, the false Grail will take it from you.” Grail

Marketing Advice for Your DPC Practice: How are You Capturing Email Addresses?

Posted on February 3, 2022February 2, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

This will be brief. You cannot buy email addresses and spam people. So how do you get them and what

NSPIRE Primary Care Opens in Las Vegas

Posted on February 2, 2022February 2, 2022 by Debbie Farrago

Dr. Jade E. Norris, MD has just opened NSPIRE Primary Care, a DPC model practice, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Jade

Media Training: 3 Ways to Captivate Reporters Without Press Releases or Swag

Posted on February 1, 2022February 15, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I have never promoted others before but I know Dr. Simbra for many years and I also know my audience.

Breakthrough Pediatrics DPC Opens in NH

Posted on January 30, 2022January 30, 2022 by Debbie Farrago

The Concord Monitor reports on the opening of Breakthrough Pediatrics in Concord, NH. Amy Watson, MD and Justin Chase, her

MedPAC Denies Payment Increase

Posted on January 29, 2022January 29, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Maybe you haven’t heard but: The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, or MedPAC, recommended no change to the physician fee schedule

Shout Out to Kissi Blackwell, MD and the DPC Alliance

Posted on January 27, 2022January 27, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

We just wanted to recognize Dr. Kissi Blackwell for getting the information out about the DPC Alliance. Her local paper

1 in 5 doctors Plan Exit in 2 years

Posted on January 26, 2022January 26, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

I recently saw this on the AMA website: One in five physicians say it is likely they will leave their

The System Has No Idea What to Do With Emails But We Do

Posted on January 25, 2022January 25, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

It’s hard not to read an article describing how doctors are drowning in emails and not laugh or feel sad.

Local Paper Talks About Stories from the Pandemic and Mentions DPC Doc (Catherine Agricola, MD)

Posted on January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Congratulations to Catherine Agricola, MD for getting some nice press. We have mentioned her here before and now her local

Sojourn DPC Opens

Posted on January 23, 2022January 23, 2022 by Debbie Farrago

Patrick Fillnow, MD, a board-certified internal medicine physician, has opened Sojourn DPC in Charlotte, NC. After spending ten years practicing

Rotating Curriculum

Posted on January 22, 2022January 22, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

It was brought up to me (by the physician who took over my practice, Dan Swartz) that there really needs

St. Louis NPR Gets in on the DPC Action

Posted on January 21, 2022January 20, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

Let’s give a shout-out to Dr. Lauren Mitchell at Honest Family Medicine who was mentioned in a local NPR story

Another Article About Direct Primary Care. But a Couple of Misses Here.

Posted on January 20, 2022January 20, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

All press is good press, right? Maybe. We at DPC News follow what’s in the media every day. We appreciate

What You Are Missing Out On By Doing DPC: Medicare Changes

Posted on January 19, 2022January 19, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

There is not much to this blog post. I just read this article and after I vomited in my mouth

Eventide Health Switches to a DPC Model

Posted on January 18, 2022January 18, 2022 by Debbie Farrago

The Journal of the San Juan Islands reported that Eventide Health will be changing from a fee-for-service, insurance model to

StratosDPC Opens in Wichita Falls, Texas

Posted on January 15, 2022January 15, 2022 by Debbie Farrago

StratosDPC just opened its doors on January 10 in Wichita Falls, Texas. Husband and wife team Dr. Jeffrey Swanson and

Want a DPC Job? Need a DPC Partner? Put It In Our Classified Section. It’s Freakin’ Free!

Posted on January 14, 2022January 14, 2022 by Douglas Farrago, MD

There was no ONE great place to share your job opportunities so we created it here. Or just look at

Athena DPC and Lifestyle Medicine Opens in NY

Posted on January 13, 2022January 13, 2022 by Debbie Farrago

Athena DPC and Lifestyle Medicine had its Grand Opening on January 3, 2002 in Pittsford, NY. Laura Petrescu, MD is