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Cash-only practice
September/October 2016 Issue
Is Direct Primary Care the Solution to Our Health Care Crisis?
[Opinion]
While attempting to solve one problem, DPC may be exacerbating other serious problems in our health care system.
September/October 2016 Issue
In Defense of Direct Primary Care
[Opinion]
Direct primary care will continue to grow because it empowers price transparency, quality, and patient satisfaction.
May/June 2014 Issue
Practice Transformation: Taking the Direct Primary Care Route
[Feature]
This practice cured its insurance headaches by switching to a cash-only payment model and charging annual retainer fees.
Feb 2008 Issue
A New Model of Charitable Care: The Robin Hood Practice
[Feature]
This self-sustaining practice provides concierge care and indigent care in equal amounts. Here's how it works.
Jun 2007 Issue
Breaking Even on Four Visits Per Day
[Feature]
Spurning health plan contracts enabled this practice to dramatically reduce overhead and fees while improving access for the uninsured.
Feb 2006 Issue
A New Future With an Old Business Model
[Feature]
Turning away third-party payers and requiring payment at the time of service restored this family physician's practice.
Feb 2006 Issue
Cashing in on House Calls
[Feature]
A cash-only, house call practice enabled this physician to earn more while spending less.
Feb 2006 Issue
2,500 Cash-Paying Patients and Growing
[Feature]
This physician is expanding his cash-only practice to keep up with demand.
Feb 2006 Issue
Cash-Only Practice: Could It Work for You?
[Feature]
The cash-only model involves some risk, but it can also bring many rewards.
Feb 2006 Issue
First-Party Payers: Should You Cut Out the Middle Plan?
[From the Editor]
How much of the world can you set right simply by asking your patients to pay for their care?
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