What the status quo apologists and the naysayers said was impossible, is a reality: Emergency services with transparent pricing and … More
Tag: DPC
More Patients Turning to ‘Direct Primary Care’ | Medscape
Christine Lehmann, MA February 11, 2020 Having quick access to a primary care doctor 24/7 is very appealing to Mick … More
U.S. Healthcare: A Case Study of What Happens When “Insurance” Supplants Price-Transparent Markets
By Robert Nelson, MD Our health insurance-based third-party payer protocols have pernicious and nefarious economic consequences on the cost of … More
Options Will Increase, Sky Will Not Fall, If ACA Ends
“For example, the AMA complains that hundreds of millions would be at risk of losing “coverage.” In fact, only a … More
DPC and Self-Insured Employers: Counting the Costs
“In the department of economy, an act, a habit, an institution, a law, gives birth not only to an effect, … More
DPC and Self-insured Employers: Lifestyle-friendly Care for the 21st Century
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
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
Healthcare: What to Watch For
“…it is important for employers to be fully aware of what the regulations may impact them to safeguard against inadvertently … More
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