title: Direct Primary Care: Practice Distribution and Cost Across the Nation.
abstract: Direct primary care (DPC) is an emerging practice alternative that (1) eliminates traditional third-party fee-for-service billing and (2) charges patients a periodic fee for primary care services. We describe the DPC model by identifying DPC practices across the United States; distinguish it from other practice arrangements, such as the "concierge" practice; and describe the model's pricing using data compiled from existing DPC practices across the United States. Lower price points and a broad distribution of DPC practices were confirmed, but data about quality are lacking.
authors.affiliation: From The Robert Graham Center, Washington, DC. philsq@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Philip M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Eskew
authors.affiliation: From The Robert Graham Center, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Klink
mesh_terms: D000068977:Concierge Medicine / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States
keywords: Fees and Charges; Health Care Costs; Health Services Accessibility, Patient-Centered Care; Primary Health Care