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And now, direct primary care is appealing to investors, too, because the subscription-based model is predictable and cutting out the insurer can save money.
Plus, the regulatory change means millions of new potential patients.
Plus, the regulatory change means millions of new potential patients.
Right now, most of the market is still made up of small, independent practices with fewer than five clinicians, making it an attractive play for investors, says Springer.
Right now, most of the market is still made up of small, independent practices with fewer than five clinicians, making it an attractive play for investors, says Springer.
Health economist Dan Polsky with Johns Hopkins University cautions against interpreting the increase in direct primary care as a panacea for the problems plaguing the nation's primary care system.
Health economist Dan Polsky with Johns Hopkins University cautions against interpreting the increase in direct primary care as a panacea for the problems plaguing the nation's primary care system.
And because people with HSAs tend to be higher income, with the majority being people who make over $100,000 a year, this change does little for those who are already struggling the most to afford care.
And because people with HSAs tend to be higher income, with the majority being people who make over $100,000 a year, this change does little for those who are already struggling the most to afford care.
From the larger problem, primary care is still expensive and hard to find for many people with insurance.
From the larger problem, primary care is still expensive and hard to find for many people with insurance.
In Oklahoma, Dr. Davenport is concerned the influx of money could change the model itself.
In Oklahoma, Dr. Davenport is concerned the influx of money could change the model itself.
Davenport and other physicians were drawn to the model because of the independence and more time with patients.
Davenport and other physicians were drawn to the model because of the independence and more time with patients.
He fears that investor money, with its focus on growth and returns, could undermine that.
He fears that investor money, with its focus on growth and returns, could undermine that.
I'm Alex Olgin for Marketplace.
This final note on the way out today, staying on the topic of health care, we got some updated data this week about how folks are reacting to those expiring health care subsidies that triggered that record-breaking government shutdown.