Editor’s Note: Fifteen U.S. states have active laws respecting patients and physicians who enter private agreements under a payment model called direct primary care. To help educate patients, doctors, ...

With private and employer-sponsored plan costs also rising, more people are turning to a different kind of system — paying ...

NORFOLK, Va. — More and more doctors are choosing to step away from regular health insurance payments, and are instead opting for a direct pay system made by patients. Here in Hampton Roads, there are ...

Andrea Meneses stumbled on a direct primary care clinic because of a crisis. Her grandmother, visiting Wisconsin from Bolivia, did not have insurance but needed to see a doctor fast. One of the ...

Direct primary care is a subscription model of delivering health care that is gaining popularity in the U.S. DPC patients enjoy benefits unheard of in most primary care offices – from zero wait times ...

After seven years in medicine, Dr. Rebecca Bub knew she needed a change. She was burned out from working long hours in primary care. An attempt to fix the problem by switching to a part-time schedule ...

Direct primary care (DPC) clinics provide basic health care services for a direct monthly fee, allowing patients to receive care without relying on standard health insurance or paying per visit. While ...

What was a niche aspect of medical care just a few years ago has exploded to thousands of practices across the country. In direct primary care, medical providers don’t take insurance. Instead, their ...

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