Direct Primary Care, often called DPC, is a membership-based healthcare model that gives patients direct access to their primary care provider for a simple, flat monthly fee.
Instead of billing insurance for routine primary care visits, Direct Primary Care focuses on the relationship between the patient and the provider. This allows for more time, better communication, and a more personalized approach to your health.
At Advanced Primary Care, our goal is to provide modern medicine with an old-fashioned personal touch — care that is accessible, transparent, and centered around you.
With a Direct Primary Care membership, patients pay a monthly membership fee for access to primary care services. This allows members to receive care without the typical insurance-based visit structure, copays, or rushed appointments.
Your membership is designed to make primary care easier to access and easier to understand. Instead of wondering what a visit may cost or waiting weeks to be seen, members have a direct relationship with their provider and care team.
Direct Primary Care gives patients better access, more time with their provider, and a stronger relationship with their healthcare team.
Benefits may include:
The goal is to make primary care more convenient, more personal, and less stressful.
Direct Primary Care can be a valuable health benefit for employees and businesses. If you love the care you receive at Advanced Primary Care, we encourage you to tell your employer about us.
Many employers are looking for better ways to support employee health, improve access to care, and reduce unnecessary healthcare costs. Advanced Primary Care partners with local businesses to offer Direct Primary Care memberships as an employee health benefit.
If your employer would like to learn more, we would be happy to talk with them and explain how DPC can work for their team.
Tell your employer about Advanced Primary Care — and let’s help get Direct Primary Care offered at your workplace.
Direct Primary Care focuses on routine, preventive, and ongoing primary care needs. Services may include care for common illnesses, chronic condition management, preventive screenings, annual wellness visits, medication management, and coordination of care when specialist referrals are needed.
Examples of common primary care needs may include:
Some services, labs, medications, procedures, or specialty services may have additional costs depending on what is needed. Our team will review those costs with you so there are no surprises.
Do I Still Need Health Insurance?
Yes, but it’s not mandatory! Approximately 90% of our patients have either an individual health insurance plan or one provided by their employer. If your employer is interested in offering DPC benefits for their business, we can collaborate with them to provide options that include a current plan, a new insurance plan, or a standalone employer health benefit.
Direct Primary Care (DPC) is not a substitute for health insurance. While DPC memberships cover many routine primary care needs, we strongly advise patients to maintain health insurance or another form of coverage for emergencies, hospitalizations, surgeries, specialist care, imaging, and other significant medical expenses.
Many patients choose to combine DPC with a high-deductible insurance plan or another coverage option. This approach allows them to utilize their DPC membership for routine care while still having protection for larger medical needs.
We work closely with various health insurance brokers to help you find the appropriate health insurance plan that suits your individual or business needs, regardless of the size of your organization.
Health insurance is important, but it does not always make primary care easy, affordable, or accessible. Many patients still experience long wait times, rushed appointments, high copays, confusing bills, and limited communication with their provider.
Direct Primary Care is designed to improve your everyday healthcare experience. It gives you a more direct relationship with your provider and helps make routine care easier to access.
Insurance is still helpful for major medical needs. DPC helps fill the gap by making primary care more personal, proactive, and convenient.
For many patients, Direct Primary Care can help reduce healthcare costs by making routine care more predictable and transparent.
Because the membership model removes many of the traditional insurance billing steps for primary care, patients may avoid copays for included visits and may have access to more affordable options for certain labs, imaging, and medications when available.
The biggest value is often in better access to care. When patients can reach their provider sooner, address concerns earlier, and manage chronic conditions more consistently, they may be able to avoid unnecessary urgent care visits, emergency room visits, or delayed treatment.
The monthly membership allows the practice to focus on long-term patient care instead of billing for every individual visit or service.
This model supports better access, more communication, and a stronger relationship between the patient and provider. It also helps patients know what to expect each month, instead of receiving unpredictable bills for routine primary care.
The membership model allows us to focus on caring for patients — not rushing visits or managing complicated insurance requirements for every appointment.
Yes. Direct Primary Care is not only for people who are sick.
One of the greatest benefits of DPC is proactive care. Your provider can help you stay on track with preventive screenings, monitor risk factors, review lifestyle goals, manage medications if needed, and help identify health concerns early.
Being healthy is one of the best reasons to have a strong primary care relationship. DPC helps you maintain your health instead of waiting until something goes wrong.
Yes. Direct Primary Care is a strong option for patients managing ongoing health conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes, thyroid issues, high cholesterol, asthma, and other chronic concerns.
Because DPC allows for more time and better communication, your provider can work with you to create a personalized care plan, monitor progress, review medications, order appropriate labs, and adjust treatment when needed.
If you need care beyond what can be handled in primary care, your provider can help coordinate referrals to specialists or other services.
Your DPC provider remains part of your care team and can help you understand recommendations, review specialist reports, and make sure your care stays connected.
Advanced Primary Care makes every effort to provide timely access for members, including same-day or next-day appointments when available and appropriate.
One of the main goals of Direct Primary Care is to make it easier for patients to be seen when they need care.
Some labs, imaging, medications, or other services may not be included in the monthly membership and may have an additional cost.
However, Direct Primary Care practices often work to provide transparent and affordable pricing whenever possible. If additional testing, medication, imaging, or outside services are needed, our team will discuss options and pricing with you.
Yes. Direct Primary Care can be a great option for individuals, couples, families, and employers.
Families often appreciate the easier access, longer visits, and ability to build a relationship with a provider who understands their health history and needs.
Yes. Many employers choose Direct Primary Care as a benefit for employees because it can improve access to care, support employee wellness, and reduce unnecessary urgent care or emergency room use.
DPC can be especially helpful for small businesses that want to offer meaningful healthcare support without the complexity of traditional health benefit models.
Direct Primary Care may be a good fit if you want:
The best way to know if DPC is right for you is to talk with our team and learn how membership works at Advanced Primary Care.
To learn more about becoming a member of Advanced Primary Care, contact our office or visit our membership information page.
Our team will be happy to explain the membership options, answer your questions, and help you decide whether Direct Primary Care is the right fit for you or your family.
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