Direct Primary Care is a model of healthcare delivery in which the primary relationship is directly between patient and doctor. It is an alternative to the traditional insurance-based, fee-for-service model. Instead, primary care services and direct access to your primary care doctor are offered at an affordable monthly rate. You can have insurance to join a DPC, the practice simply won’t utilize it.
It is not concierge medicine. In concierge medicine, the annual rates only cover access to the doctor, and he or she will continue billing your insurance and collecting Copays/Deductibles in addition to their fee for access.
DPC is more akin to medical practices we heard about in the ’30s to ’50s in which there were no insurance companies and physicians and patients actually had a relationship. The DPC movement started with small isolated practices probably 15 years ago, but in the past 6 years has gained momentum.
Improved patient outcomes, simplicity, and affordability are the main drivers of this (not so new) health care model’s reemergence.
The Direct Primary Care model does have some advantages over traditional insurance. Also, know that they are not all the same. there may be other DPC practices in the Keys that are better suited for your specific circumstance.
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