Medical Economics August 26, 2024
Maryal M. Concepcion, MD

DPC improves the physician-patient relationship by reducing administrative tasks, removing insurance company middlemen, and focusing on individualized care.

As a primary care physician, I am all too familiar with the challenges of modern health care. The increasing administrative burdens, shrinking reimbursement rates, and the looming threat of physician burnout can feel overwhelming. My journey from a fee-for-service model to direct primary care (DPC) was transformative, offering not just a professional revival but a renewed connection to the essence of patient care.

When speaking with colleagues, from social workers to physicians and all those caregivers in between, it is clear that DPC also delivers on the quintuple aim described by Dr. Garrison Bliss, the Father of DPC, as “happy doctors, happy...

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