WHAT IS DIRECT PRIMARY CARE?

DIRECT PRIMARY CARE IS A WAY FOR YOUR PROVIDER TO WORK FOR YOU. IN EXCHANGE FOR A LOW MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP FEE, I WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR YOUR HEALTHCARE NEEDS. YOU CAN EMAIL, TEXT, OR CALL. I WILL SEE OR RESPOND TO YOU IN A TIMELY MANNER. YOU WILL HAVE ACCESS TO EXTENDED IN PERSON OR TELEMEDICINE VISITS. DPC PROVIDERS HAVE CHOSEN TO WORK INDEPENDENTLY TO ELIMINATE THE COMPLICATIONS AND DELAYS THAT INSURANCE BASED HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS PRESENT. YOU WILL RECEIVE RESPECT, TRANSPARENCY, AND ACCESS TO A PROVIDER WHO UNDERSTANDS THAT YOUR TIME AND HEALTH ARE VALUABLE

hOW WILL THIS SAVE ME MONEY?

yOU WON’T HAVE TO PAY A CO-PAY FOR YOUR OFFICE VISITS OR ROUTINE PHYSICALS. yOU WILL BE ABLE TO AVOID MANY TRIPS ALTOGETHER BY BEING IN DIRECT CONTRACT WITH YOUR PROVIDER BY EMAIL, TEXT OR PHONE. WE HAVE NEGOTIATED WITH LABS AND IMAGING CENTERS ON YOUR BEHALF TO HELP YOU OBTAIN THESE STUDIES MUCH MORE AFFORDABLY. IF WE HAD CONTRACTS WITH INSURANCE COMPANIES WE WOULD HAVE LEGAL OBLIGATION TO CHARGE HIGHER PRICES. i HAVE 8 YEARS OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE EXPERIENCE AND THAT KNOWLEDGE BASE WILL HELP ME TO DETERMINE IF YOU NEED EMERGENT ASSISTANCE. ULTIMATELY, THE GOAL IS TO RECEIVE CARE FROM THE PROVIDER THAT KNOWS YOU AND PREVENT THESE URGENT CARE AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS THAT AVERAGE WELL OVER $3500.

wILL i BENEFIT FROM DPC IF I DON’T REQUIRE FREQUENT MEDICAL ATTENTION?

ABSOLUTELY! EVERYONE BENEFITS FROM A SERVICE TAILORED DIRECTLY TO THEIR NEEDS. THAT CONTINUITY OF CARE IS A NECESSITY THAT MODERN HEALTHCARE IS NOT AFFORDING THE PATIENT. WHEN YOU RETURN TO YOUR PCP’S OFFICE AND CONTINUE TO SEE A DIFFERENT PROVIDER EACH TIME, YOU ARE MEETING A STRANGER THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO LET ISSUES FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS. IF YOU WERE BUILDING YOUR DREAM HOME AND YOUR CONTRACTOR WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE, YOU CAN’T BE GUARANTEED THE SAME RESULT YOU HAD ENVISIONED BECAUSE THE NEW CONTRACTOR WILL HAVE THEIR OWN STYLE, INFLUENCES, AND MOTIVATION. SADLY, OUR LIVES AND OUR HEALTH CAN SUFFER GREATLY WITH ALL THE TURNOVER MEDICINE HAS EXPERIENCED. RE-INTRODUCING THE OLD FASHIONED PROVIDER-PATIENT MODEL IS IMPERATIVE. EVERY VISIT WILL BE THOROUGH, RELAXED, AND AS LONG AS NECESSARY. THE LONGER YOU ARE OUR PATIENT, THE MORE WE LEARN ABOUT YOU, YOUR HEALTH AND LIFESTYLE AND THE BETTER WE CAN HELP YOU MAINTAIN YOUR HEALTH AND GOALS.