A small but growing movement of doctors that don’t accept insurance and charge a monthly fee could be a model for big employers like Amazon and JPMorgan
- Direct primary care is a small but fast-growing movement of doctors who don’t accept insurance and instead charge a monthly membership fee.
- At a time when many are feeling pressure from high healthcare costs, direct primary-care models can be a cheaper alternative that offers perks like quick access to doctors and sometimes wholesale prices on medications or lab tests.
- And it could be a model employers could tap into as a way of lowering costs.
http://www.businessinsider.com/how-employers-could-use-direct-primary-care-2018-3
