This article is a section of a longer paper on Direct Primary Care (DPC) that was introduced in an earlier piece -- Health Plan Rorschach Test: Direct Primary Care. The following excerpt from that article briefly explains DPC if it's a new concept. Click through the previous link for additional context. Despite its inclusion in Obamacare, Direct Primary Care (DPC, aka Concierge Medicine for the Masses), it's surprising how few health insurance executives know about DPC. DPC is a model of paying for primary care outside of insurance. The individual or organization paying for healthcare pays a monthly fee (like a gym membership) for all primary care needs. Generally, DPC providers say they can address 80 or more of the top 100 most common diagnoses. [Contact me via LinkedIn if you'd like a copy of the full seminal study on the Direct Primary Care model - excerpts will be published on Forbes] Regulatory Trends Prior to the inclusion of DPC into the Affordable Care Act, these practices were on their own to ensure they were within the bounds of existing provider regulations. The inclusion of DPC is very brief and leaves much to the states as to how to interpret and administer the law's DPC clause.
Reported by Forbes.com 3 hours ago.
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