MedPage Today February 8, 2025
Associated Press

— Some believe it can be simpler and cheaper, but experts say caution is needed

Andrea Meneses stumbled on a direct primary careopens in a new tab or window clinic because of a crisis.

Her grandmother, visiting Wisconsin from Bolivia, did not have insurance but needed to see a doctor fast. One of the grandchildren accidentally put her insulin in the freezer instead of the refrigerator.

Meneses reached out to friends in a panic, and one recommended Wendy Molaska, MD, who runs a direct primary careopens in a new tab or window clinic in nearby Madison. Patients at these clinics pay a fee of roughly $50 to $100 a month and get easier, direct access to their doctor — as...

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