Cash only doctors, also known as direct-pay doctors are those medical professionals who offer their services without insurance. They accept only cash/creditupfront for their services and do no submit a claim to your insurance for their services. Some doctors, most commonly Direct Primary Care or DPC, charge their patients a monthly or annual membership fee, […]
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Primary Care Physicians – Are There Enough of Them
Primary Care Physicians (PCPs) have been an integral part of the healthcare system. They play a vital role in population health management and preventive care while delivering personalized and effective treatment. Primary care doctors offer chronic care management, evaluation for emerging health issues, and specialist referrals. But, does the U.S. have enough number of Primary […]
Why Healthcare is So Expensive in the U.S.
The cost of healthcare continues to rise, while the quality of care continues to experience a decline. Gaps in Care are getting larger and they are mostly associated with the increasing out of pocket cost. The rise in healthcare pricing is responsible for depression in individual spending power over the last few decades. A person, […]
Direct Primary Care | A Guide to Calculate Total Annual Medical Cost
Healthcare cost remains one of the highest costing basic necessities for the U.S. citizens. Several lucrative insurance plans are waiting for you on the internet with low premiums and other “incentives”. However, the insurance bill or premium is not all you have to pay in a year in order to receive healthcare services. Yes, you read […]
4 Ways An Employer can Benefit from Direct Primary Care
The cost of healthcare has risen with steady consistency over the past 50 years. Back in 1960, national health spending was five percent of the country’s GDP. In 2016, this figure rocketed to 17.9 percent of the United State’s GDP. Research shows that in 2016, private-sector employees alone had to pay $665 billion in health-related […]
Self-pay patient & Elective Procedures
Almost everyone has “that thing”. The little thing about themselves, they would happily change, especially if they didn’t have to make a big deal out of it. By design, elective or cosmetic procedures take care of those little flaws and blemishes in the most discreet way possible, and no one ever needs to know about […]
High Deductibles and the Hidden “Costs”
With the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), often called Obamacare, many breathed a sigh of relief. They finally believed that health care would be within their reach, some for the first time in their life. While this is true for some in the lowest income bracket, there has been a dramatic shift in […]
MRI for $350: Insurance VS Self-pay patient
Health insurance companies, in some states are seeking to raise the premiums, in some cases as high as 54%. With these rising premiums, the only way to be able to afford the insurance you are required by law to have is to accept even higher deductibles. Once again, you will be forced to pay out of […]
