Direct Primary Care

Direct Primary Care (DPC)

Properly incentivized Primary Care is the front-line defense against downstream costs, especially for self-funded employers. Take a look at the largest case study to date, recently published by Milliman. DPC is not only a better care delivery model, it is a tremendous cost mitigation tool.

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The average time a patient spends with their Primary Care Doctor in the US is 8 minutes. Value-based primary care is a generic term for various care delivery models where the patient has a direct financial relationship with a Primary Care doctor outside of the traditional “fee-for-service” model. By having more time to treat their patients, Value-Based Primary Care doctors are able to better diagnose and treat a wide variety of diseases, injuries, and ailments. Primary Care doctors who operate under this unique business model typically charge a monthly “fee” or “membership” instead of filing claims with your insurance provider, thus removing the doctor’s administrative burdens and allowing them to focus on you. This model is having a tremendous impact on larger, downstream claims such as surgeries, hospitalizations, emergency room visits, and urgent care visits.

“Direct Primary Care (DPC) is quickly becoming an important contributor to the transformation of our nation’s healthcare system.”

Dr. Erika Bliss