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Direct Primary Care means Evidence Based Medicine

Direct care nearly eliminates the need for urgent care -- saving nearly $40 billion for patients. dpcnews.com/opinion/how-of…

@docshanep @DutchRojas @dpcnews1 @dpcalliance @rshawnm @DrDiGiorgio @realdocspeaks @mcuban @HeathVeuleman Nope

It's a simple healthcare question: Does health insurance LOWER the cost of healthcare? Yes or no? @DutchRojas @dpcnews1 @dpcalliance @rshawnm @DrDiGiorgio @realdocspeaks @mcuban @HeathVeuleman

Groceries are simple. Why isn't your healthcare? DPC is making 80–90% of care 80–90% more affordable — so you barely need insurance for most of it. We have self-driving cars. Billionaires in space. Affordable healthcare isn't too good to be true. 🎙️ My intereview on @HealthcareRap omny.fm/shows/shift-fo…

Patients deserve better.

@mass_marion @alt_w_v_g and lab results are usually back the next day (business day or not) :)

You paid too much. For $1800 you could have had a whole year of Direct Primary Care (DPC) membership. Unlimited same day sick visits (30 min long average) with physicians that look you in the eye and give you 24/7 access. Basic labs for under $5, and x rays for under $40. If you are too tired, have your wife read this thread. @AtlasMD x.com/mass_marion/st…

Went to the doctor the other week My wife made the appointment She said I "look tired" I said I am tired She said "not normal tired. Weird tired." I don't know what that means but I went anyway Nice office Fish tank in the lobby Third one this year Signed in at 1:48pm My appointment was at 2:00pm 12 minutes early Because I was raised to believe that matters The receptionist said "the doctor is running a little behind" I said "how far behind" She said "about 45 minutes" I said "so my 2:00 appointment is actually a 2:45 appointment" She said "we appreciate your patience" I said "I haven't shown any yet" My wife grabbed my arm There was a sign behind the desk "Missed appointments without 24-hour notice will incur a $75 fee" The doctor was 45 minutes late Nobody offered me $75 We sat down CNN was playing on mute with subtitles Running a segment about New York City redesigning its trash cans Cost the city $4 million I looked at my wife She said "don't start" Seven magazines on the table All from 2019 I read an article about supply chain disruptions that have since been resolved Very informative My wife was on her phone She looked up and said "WebMD says you might be dehydrated" I said "so we're paying $1,800 for a second opinion on WebMD" She went back to her phone At 2:54pm they called my name A nurse walked me to a room Took my blood pressure Took my temperature Typed for three minutes Then said "the doctor will be right in" I sat on the paper The paper ripped immediately I looked at the wall There was a diagram of a colon Not how I planned to spend my Tuesday 3:19pm The doctor walked in 1 hour and 19 minutes after my scheduled appointment He was looking at his phone Shook my hand without making eye contact Sat down and read my chart for about 30 seconds While I sat there watching him learn who I was He said "so what brings you in today" I said "my wife thinks I look weird tired" He said "what does that mean" I said "I was hoping you'd tell me" He said "when's the last time you had bloodwork done" I said "2019 maybe" He said "we should run a full panel" I said "fine" He asked if I was sleeping well I said "I have three kids and a golden retriever who thinks 3am is a reasonable time to need outside" He said "are you drinking enough water" I said "probably not" He said "that might be it" I said "you think the reason I look weird tired is because I don't drink enough water" He said "dehydration is more common than people think" I said "I've been here over an hour and sat on a piece of paper that ripped to be told to drink water" He said "we'll know more when the bloodwork comes back" I said "when will that be" He said "3 to 5 business days" I said "business days" He said "yes" I said "my blood has business days" He didn't respond Then he said "any other concerns" I said "several. But none you can bill for." He shook my hand again Still no eye contact Total face time with the doctor: 6 minutes Total time in the building: 1 hour and 37 minutes I was examined for approximately 6% of the time I was present I've fired people for better numbers than that My wife was in the waiting room She asked how it went I said "I need to drink water" She said "I told you that last week" I said "yes but now it's a medical opinion so it costs $1,800" She didn't laugh In the car she said "at least now you know you're fine" I said "I was fine when I walked in. I just didn't have the receipt to prove it." She didn't disagree The bloodwork came back four business days later Everything was normal The doctor's office sent a message through their portal It said "results look great. Continue to stay hydrated and follow up in 12 months." Follow up in 12 months To be told to drink water again $1,800 1 hour and 37 minutes 6 minutes of face time One ripped piece of paper And the same advice my wife gave me for free Plz fix. Thx. Sent from my iPhone

@mass_marion @alt_w_v_g Oh yeah - thats rough. $1800 woudl get you 36 months of unlimited office visits, free telemedicine and no copays at DirectCare ofifces. And any office procedures are free and meds are pennies a pill and labs are dollars a test.

Great post. I walked away in '93 and never looked back. GKS

Are Direct Primary Care Patients Too Spoiled? Nope - its just wait times should be....its the rest of the system thats broken dpcnews.com/dpc-politics/a…

Follow a day in the life of a direct primary care doctor in Llano, Texas thecannononline.com/dont-fence-me-…

Policy matters, and new ideas could ease the strain on rural health care providers. Here are just a few policy prescriptions for what’s ailing rural Texas: 🧑‍⚕️ Increase access to Direct Primary Care by allowing Medicaid and Medicare patients to use a portion of their benefits for DPC subscriptions. 🏥 Allow for physician-owned hospitals in rural areas (currently banned by the failed Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare). 🌐 Empower more foreign-trained health care providers, including physicians, nurses, radiologists and others, to serve in rural areas, with expedited processes and credentialing. 🤳 Increase access to telehealth for psychiatric and other health issues.

Can you make a full video from one image frame? AI be like - I got you fam ;) Can we make help patients skip retail pharmacies to get wholesale medications for pennies a pill? .... 🦗🦗🦗

Imagine if @elonmusk fixed healthcare and donated all the profits to charities ;-)

Yet we're still paying for healthcare through the same broken insurance system that we used in the 60's

Now lets deploy it to fix healthcare @elonmusk could change the world in weeks vs decades

@naval how would you fix healthcare? are you familiar with direct care? it provides unlimited visits, no copays, all procedures free, wholesale meds/labs for 95% savings, and can help lower health ins premiums by 30-60% in the first year

Amazon and One Medical Really Leaning into AI (and not in a good way) dpcnews.com/dpc-politics/a… no physicians were involved in your care

Quality in health care: It is one part science and one part art. -- Avedis Donabedian MD

Fighting for that $16.04? Even when the system tries to help Primary care Physicians, coding systems for specialists abuse it and use it more than the PCPs dpcnews.com/opinion/fighti…

@SurgeryCenterOK @DrDiGiorgio is this a need?