by ccadmin | Jun 8, 2017 | Direct Primary Care For Healthcare Workers
By Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur), who sponsored the Direct Pay Contract legislation (SB94) in the 2017 Regular Legislative Session along with Rep. Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Fort Payne). A recently-released report on insurance costs nationwide shows average premiums for...
by ccadmin | Jun 6, 2017 | Direct Primary Care For Healthcare Workers
“I avoid the hospital and doctor at all costs,” says Alicia Woods, who is expecting her second child. Woods, 25, is one of more than 40 percent of Americans who are dissatisfied with their health care cost, according to a recent study done by Gallup. “I look for...
by ccadmin | Jun 2, 2017 | Direct Primary Care For Healthcare Workers
This doctor doesn’t mess around with insurance. She thinks it takes too much time and costs too much money. The deductibles are frighteningly high and many maladies aren’t covered. So Dr. Wendy Schilling, an internist in Ashland for 15 years, has gone to a direct...
by ccadmin | May 26, 2017 | Direct Primary Care For Healthcare Workers
Direct primary care (DPC) will end up playing a more prominent role on the national stage of conservative health reform. The Wall Street Journal considers this patient-centered delivery model the “fourth leg” to any plan that would replace Obamacare. Lawmakers in...
by ccadmin | May 25, 2017 | Direct Primary Care For Healthcare Workers
EUGENE, Ore. – Across the country, Direct Primary Care is growing in popularity. It’s an alternative means of care to the normal health insurance model for doctor visits. According to the American Academy of Family Physicians, Oregon is one of 18 states where Direct...
by ccadmin | May 22, 2017 | Direct Primary Care For Healthcare Workers
Last fall, Eastport residents Bill and Ellen Peterson found themselves increasingly frustrated with their doctor’s office. Bill had symptoms of Lyme disease wanted to see his primary care doctor. It took weeks to get an appointment and then an hour or more waiting to...
