Question 1

What is Direct Primary Care?

Accepted Answer

Direct Primary Care (DPC) is a healthcare model where patients pay their primary care provider directly through a membership or subscription fee, bypassing traditional insurance billing.

This model allows for a more personalized and accessible experience, with benefits like longer appointment times, more direct communication, and reduced administrative overhead. Patients pay a fixed monthly fee, which covers most primary care services, helping to eliminate co-pays and deductibles while providing predictable costs and a focus on preventive and comprehensive care.

Question 2

Why use a monthly membership model instead of fee for service?

Accepted Answer

Greater access: In traditional primary care, patients often delay addressing medical questions and health concerns due to the challenges and costs associated with scheduling a doctor’s visit. This can result in less effective healthcare overall. With no additional fees for doctor visits, you are more likely to seek care promptly, ask more questions, schedule follow-up appointments, and focus on preventive care.
More Flexible Access: Pay-per-visit models often require patients to come into the office for every issue, limiting convenience. With a membership, you gain more flexible access to your doctor, whether through texting, telemedicine visits from home, or getting care while on vacation. This increased accessibility promotes better overall health.
Impartial advice: the direct primary care model frees doctors from the constraints of insurance, allowing us to provide truly patient-centered care. In traditional healthcare, advice can often be influenced by what insurance will cover, which limits treatment options. In our model, you receive unbiased advice tailored to your unique needs without the restrictions imposed by insurance, allowing you to decide with price transparency how to best care for yourself. This approach fosters deeper doctor-patient relationships and empowers us to focus on delivering the best possible care.

Question 3

Does DPC bill to my insurance?

Accepted Answer

In the Direct Primary Care model, our doctors do not bill insurance for their services, and the membership fee is not covered by insurance.

This is a key factor in making DPC work effectively. By removing insurance from routine healthcare, we can lower costs, spend more time with patients, and focus on providing personalized care that truly benefits you.

Question 4

Do I still need traditional health insurance?

Accepted Answer

We strongly recommend maintaining your insurance and you can still use it for things like lab work, referrals, and imaging. However, many patients find that paying out-of-pocket, non-insurance cash prices for these services is more affordable than using their insurance.

For those who rarely meet their insurance deductible, our DPC model can save you money by reducing out-of-pocket expenses. While insurance is valuable for protecting against major medical expenses, we recommend using it for significant health events—similar to how you wouldn’t use car insurance for routine maintenance like an oil change.

Frequently asked questions

What is Direct Primary Care?

Why use a monthly membership model instead of fee for service?

Does DPC bill to my insurance?

Do I still need traditional health insurance?

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