The Direct Primary Care Journal

TECHNOLOGY | Cloud Enviro. | Control Company Launches Wi-Fi Connected TraceableLIVE® Thermometer

June 24, 2017 // 0 Comments

MONITOR CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENTS FROM THE CLOUD WITH REMOTE NOTIFICATIONS WEBSTER, Texas, May 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Control Company announced today TraceableLIVE®, [...]

TECH. and BUSINESS | ScriptDash rebrands as Alto, raises $23M, and expands to LA

June 24, 2017 // 0 Comments

SAN FRANCISCO, June 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — ScriptDash Pharmacy today announced it has re-branded to Alto Pharmacy and raised $23M from Greenoaks Capital, Rahul Mehta [...]

ACEP: Medicaid Expansion States Saw ER Visits Go Up, Uninsured ER Visits Go Down

June 24, 2017 // 0 Comments

WASHINGTON — JUNE 19, 2017 — States that expanded Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act (the ACA) saw 2.5 emergency department visits more per 1,000 people [...]

MAINE | POLICY | New law enables patients to enter into contracts with primary care doctors

June 23, 2017 // 0 Comments

Matthew Gagnon, Special to the Piscataquis Observer http://observer-me.com/2017/06/12/new-law-enables-patients-to-enter-into-contracts-with-primary-care-doctors/ June 12, [...]

INSIDE DPC: “After the Local Chamber Ribbon Cutting Is Over and the News Feature Is Forgotten?” ~Editor

June 23, 2017 // 0 Comments

“We see a lot of this … the Chamber comes in, writes a nice, short paragraph, maybe posts the picture on their Facebook page [if you’re lucky — or pay [...]

Fading Glow: Direct primary care clinics close, casting doubt on the model itself

June 23, 2017 // 0 Comments

“The bottom line is it’s not for free,” she said. “You can’t do this for $25 [per person] per month. If we start doing it for $50 to $100 per month then we can [...]

DPC Journal SPOTLIGHT: Meet goodmed DPC — Dr. Ryan Campbell and Dr. Wendy Hueners

June 22, 2017 // 0 Comments

The providers at GoodMed are here for you, and as the clinic name suggests we strive to provide, simply, good medicine. This means we leave no room for dogmatic approaches. [...]

HC DIVE BRIEF | “DPC has a place to quietly serve the minority but I fear if it grows too rapidly, it will be crushed by the forces deeply invested in the third-party payer system,” he said.

June 22, 2017 // 0 Comments

By Les Masterson | Healthcare DIVE JUNE 21, 2017 – The news of Qliance’s demise is disappointing, but it also shows DPC still faces hurdles. Earlier this year, Eric [...]