http://ushealthmedia.com/dpc-and-self-insured-employers-lifestyle-friendly-care-for-the-21st-century/ In a typical insurance-based practice, meaningful face-to-face time between doctor and patient is somewhere between 5-10 minutes. Interesting, but … More
Category: Patient Choice
Morals Matter in Policy Making
The notion that there are only two options for healthcare… 1) Central single payer systems vs 2) The current U.S. … More
Obamacare is now optional
“Wednesday’s rule reinstates and even expands the consumer protections Obama curtailed. It allows short-term plans to last 12 months, and … More
Congress and the IRS have stranded patients in SwampCare
Why can’t patients use their HSAs – supposedly their own money – to pay DPC fees? Because the IRS says … More
Research: Perhaps Market Forces Do Work in Health Care After All
Markets work! The dogma of healthcare “exceptionalism” which holds healthcare doesn’t respond to market forces is starting to take some … More
Is CMS “DPC” model headed wrong direction?
The RFI goes on to explain the CMS vision of, “direct provider contracting (DPC), through which CMS would directly contract … More
A Brief History of the Free Market Healthcare Movement: A discussion with Jay Kempton & Dr. Keith Smith
by Megan Freedman – Editorial Manager, Free Market Healthcare Solutions magazine These names are, in many ways, synonymous with the current free … More
DPC and Self-Insured Employers: A New Paradigm for Primary Care
Imagine you’ve just been named Healthcare Czar of the United States. Your mandate is to achieve highly effective primary care. The … More
