Direct Primary Care (DPC) is a model in which the physician does not participate in insurance. Instead there is a monthly membership fee. One of the main advantages of direct primary care is, as the name implies--direct access to your doctor, via visits, phone calls, email, skype/facetime, texts and telemedicine. I can even do house calls!

Appointment times are between 30 and 90 minutes depending on need and appointment type. You can come in as often as you feel you need to. Typically, appointments can be next-day or even same-day and there is minimal waiting. There are no co-pays and no charge for procedures done in the office. It takes time to listen to people. It takes time to consider all the options. It takes time to get to know people and their strengths and weaknesses.

Most patients say they would like to be able to have more time with their physicians. Most patients in a traditional, fee-for-service practice do not feel heard, which is not surprising since a standard provider has a panel of 3,000 to 4,000 patients. By contrast, patients in a DPC practice love the time they get and feel heard. This is because the average DPC provider has a much smaller panel of around 600 patients. As a direct primary care physician, I'll be working for you instead of your insurance company. Not only can I actually see you when you need to be seen, I will save you time and money by passing along special pricing and in-clinic dispensing of certain prescriptions (no waiting at the pharmacy!) and special pricing on lab work and radiology tests. All of this is possible by not participating in insurance.

Statistically patients in a DPC practice take 50% less medication. This could be because the type of person who is attracted to this practice model is motivated to make changes in their life. I believe it is also because the physicians who practice in this model have time to actually partner with, empower and coach their clients-patients. They have time to review literature more frequently and apply their skills and experience to answering the questions at hand. They even have time to talk to other providers.

Direct Primary Care is a membership-based primary care relationship between you and your doctor that dramatically improves the convenience and efficiency of care. By eliminating administrative costs and "red tape" that come with health insurance, we make access to your doctor amazingly simple.

As a member, you'll receive unrestricted access to all services offered by our practice for an affordable monthly membership fee and you'll have 24/7 access to your doctor's cell phone. You can call, text, or email your doctor directly whenever you need something! About half of all consultations with your doctor can be handled as "virtual visits" over the phone or by email, saving you trips to our office.

Reinvent Your Health is a membership-based Direct Primary Care medical practice.

Many all of our members have health insurance plans with major carriers in addition to their Direct Care memberships at Reinvent Your Health.

Upon becoming a Direct Care member, medical services at Reinvent Your Health are provided for a flat monthly membership fee that is not filed with any health insurance.

In otherwords, your insurance is not billed for your office visits. Diagnostic testing such as lab work, imaging, specialty referrals and prescriptions can still billed to your insurance.