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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.
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.
Those enhanced subsidies did expire, and now the health policy research organization KFF
Those enhanced subsidies did expire, and now the health policy research organization KFF
reports that more than a million fewer people signed up for plans to the Affordable Care Act marketplace during open enrollment this year compared to last year.