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Authentic Medicine

@authenticmed

Speaking the truth about our broken healthcare system. Disruptive but with a cause. We criticize but don't cancel people. See more at https://teapawt.org/t.co/i7poot2JIS

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DPC Magic: National DPC Day Nov 1 dpcnews.com/events/dpc-magic…
DPC Magic: National DPC Day Nov 1

DPC Magic: National DPC Day Nov 1

Sunday, November 1 is National DPC Day! Shout-out to Surgery Center of OK for great outpatient care. Share your DPC stories & videos this week—make Direct Primary Care known.

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Delivering Bad News Is Always Hard, but Why Is It So Much Harder as a DPC Doc? dpcnews.com/opinion/deliveri…
Delivering Bad News Is Always Hard, but Why Is It So Much Harder as a DPC Doc?

Delivering Bad News Is Always Hard, but Why Is It So Much Harder as a DPC Doc?

Discovering a serious finding during a new patient visit hits harder in Direct Primary Care. When you spend an hour learning a patient’s life story, hopes, and family, delivering bad news means...

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Maine Has a Physician Shortage and No Preceptor Tax Credit dpcnews.com/dpc-politics/mai…
Maine Has a Physician Shortage and No Preceptor Tax Credit

Maine Has a Physician Shortage and No Preceptor Tax Credit

Maine officials call the physician shortage urgent, but the state has no tax credit for the physicians who train the next generation. A look at the 2019 bill that nearly changed that.

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Living and Practicing By Design™ - Not Default dpcnews.com/practice-tip/liv…
Living and Practicing By Design™ – Not Default

Living and Practicing By Design™ – Not Default

Design your life first, simplify your practice, and master key systems instead of blindly delegating. Reduce stress, increase income, and gain freedom as a physician with Living and Practicing By...

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Modern Family and Passion for Medicine dpcnews.com/dpc-motivational…
Modern Family and Passion for Medicine

Modern Family and Passion for Medicine

Modern Family’s Jay Pritchett loved building closets. Why don’t more doctors show that same passion for medicine? Direct Primary Care (DPC) brings it back—more time with patients, less burnout, and...

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The DPC movement is national, but healthcare remains local dpcnews.com/practice-tip/the…
The DPC movement is national, but healthcare remains local

The DPC movement is national, but healthcare remains local

Solo DPC doctors once felt isolated. Local groups change that. Join DPC Hub to connect with nearby practices, share resources, and keep the model authentic.

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National DPC Day is in One Week! Get Something Ready to Post on Social Media. dpcnews.com/events/national-…
National DPC Day is in One Week! Get Something Ready to Post on Social Media.

National DPC Day is in One Week! Get Something Ready to Post on Social Media.

National DPC Day is November 1, timed with health insurance Open Enrollment. Physicians, prepare social posts to educate patients about Direct Primary Care as a better alternative.

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Cash For Cancer Care? dpcnews.com/uncategorized/ca…
Cash For Cancer Care?

Cash For Cancer Care?

Can cash-pay work for cancer treatment? A DPC doctor shares how the Sedera health-sharing plan covered major cancer care costs and offers real hope for navigating the system without traditional...

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Do Medical Schools Need to Expose Students to Direct Primary Care? dpcnews.com/resident-and-stu…
Do Medical Schools Need to Expose Students to Direct Primary Care?

Do Medical Schools Need to Expose Students to Direct Primary Care?

Physician burnout from hospital employment is real—depression, suicide, and quitting are common. AMA efforts haven’t fixed it. Direct Primary Care offers a better path, and it should begin with a...

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What Is Your Obsession? dpcnews.com/dpc-motivational…
What Is Your Obsession?

What Is Your Obsession?

For DPC practice owners: How to tell real opportunities from distractions. Align decisions with your purpose and vision so your practice serves your calling—not the other way around.

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Five years into DPC: what I'd do differently dpcnews.com/practice-tip/fiv…
Five years into DPC: what I’d do differently

Five years into DPC: what I’d do differently

Emerald Health DPC shares 5-year lessons on pricing, marketing, SOPs, labs, and aesthetics. Practical advice for doctors starting or growing a Direct Primary Care practice.

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Direct Primary Care: A New Hope for Family Medicine dpcnews.com/dpc-docs-in-the-…
My First DPC Column in Medscape Was Just Published and I Need Your Help

My First DPC Column in Medscape Was Just Published and I Need Your Help

Burned out in family medicine? Douglas Farrago, MD shares how Direct Primary Care (DPC) restored autonomy, income, and joy in practice. Discover the light at the end of the tunnel.

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Listen to Her: Angela Andrews, MD’s Book on DPC & Women’s Health dpcnews.com/patient-informat…
Listen to Her: Angela Andrews, MD’s Book on DPC & Women’s Health

Listen to Her: Angela Andrews, MD’s Book on DPC & Women’s Health

Angela Andrews, MD’s new book Listen to Her shows how Direct Primary Care gives doctors the time to truly listen, address women’s health issues, and overcome biases. A must-read for DPC doctors,...

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Topic Interests in Direct Primary Care dpcnews.com/uncategorized/to…
Topic Interests in Direct Primary Care

Topic Interests in Direct Primary Care

I started DPCN because the only other place for current information about Direct Primary Care was Facebook, but those posts

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Selling DPC to Employers dpcnews.com/working-with-emp…
Selling DPC to Employers

Selling DPC to Employers

I want to talk to you about selling DPC to employers. How is that different than selling to individuals? Same

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Year-End Tax Planning for Direct Care Practices: The Q4 Moves That Still Count dpcnews.com/sponsored-posts/…
Year-End Tax Planning for Direct Care Practices: The Q4 Moves That Still Count

Year-End Tax Planning for Direct Care Practices: The Q4 Moves That Still Count

So here’s the short version. Between now and December 31, your 2026 numbers are still yours to move. After that,

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A Pitch for Financial Advisors/Wealth Managers: DPC as a “Health Fiduciary” for Your Clients dpcnews.com/practice-tip/a-p…
A Pitch for Financial Advisors/Wealth Managers: DPC as a “Health Fiduciary” for Your Clients

A Pitch for Financial Advisors/Wealth Managers: DPC as a “Health Fiduciary” for Your Clients

As I am opening a new DPC, I’ve joined the local Chamber of Commerce and have a pleasure of interacting

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Unlearning Medicine’s Culture of Self-Sacrifice dpcnews.com/opinion/unlearni…
Unlearning Medicine’s Culture of Self-Sacrifice

Unlearning Medicine’s Culture of Self-Sacrifice

Why do physicians push through illness? A candid look at presenteeism, medical culture, and the freedom of direct care to choose self-care without guilt.

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My Amazing (and Humble!) DPC Doc (or...the slow financial suicide of a small town hospital) dpcnews.com/opinion/my-amazi…
My Amazing (and Humble!) DPC Doc (or…the slow financial suicide of a small town hospital)

My Amazing (and Humble!) DPC Doc (or…the slow financial suicide of a small town hospital)

My DPC doctor arranged a telemedicine consult and negotiated $330 cash-pay MRI + X-ray (including reads) vs. $1,100+ at the local hospital. See how free-market pricing beats inflated hospital rates.

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When David Finally Gave In To Goliath--Temporarily dpcnews.com/working-with-emp…
When David Finally Gave In To Goliath–Temporarily

When David Finally Gave In To Goliath–Temporarily

A Rosie Award-winning self-funded plan with DPC temporarily shifts to ICHRA amid hospital monopolies and DPC deserts. Why more Direct Primary Care is still essential.

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