Direct Physician Care

What is Direct Physician Care?

Direct Physician Care is a health care delivery model, approved by the American Medical Association, which emphasizes patient care. DPC gets rid of the time limitations that insurance companies place on physician-patient contact (usually 15 minutes), single subject visits ( only one health concern may be discussed per visit) , unnecessary and redundant forms and other ” red tape” that negatively impacts your patient care. In short DPC puts the patient first in patient care.

The Direct Physician Care model provides freedom for the patient and the physician by allowing the physician to provide personal, patient-centered medical care. DPC allows the physician to treat fewer patients by reducing the costs to the physician required by insurance companies’ many, varied, and unnecessary compliance rules. The reduction in the number of patients results in individualized, comprehensive care, and reliable, timely access to that care.

How does DPC work?

The physicians offering DPC do not accept insurance payments for services. In the case of Partner in Health AZ, this does not apply to Medicare insured patients (excluding all Medicare Advantage Plans). Instead, DPC practices charge a monthly fee which allows the physician to deliver personalized comprehensive medical care.

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How much does membership cost?

There are two main costs for membership: the one-time enrollment fee, and the monthly membership fee. This membership fee is paid in either one or two payments.

• If you choose to pay the entire amount at once, it is due on January 1st annually.

• If you choose to pay in 2 installments, payments are due on January 1 and on July 1st annually. The membership fee is based on your age at time of enrollment.

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