WILMINGTON, Del. --- Cristy Beckman, who suffers from chronic pain in her spine and osteoarthritis, spent six hours in a doctor's crowded waiting room in severe pain. That was enough, she decided. It ...

The president’s signature legislation aims to provide every American with affordable health insurance options, but there’s been an increase in doctors becoming direct pay or cash-only practices ...

The local family physician is on a mission to change the way people view health care by taking a trip back in time to re-visit a concept grounded in our collective medical history. The concept known ...

With the penalty for dropping health insurance or a noncompliant Affordable Care Act policy set at $0, alternatives are expanding and, in some ways, Durango is ahead of the curve. Direct primary care ...

The excessive amount of government intervention that has been entrenched in our nation’s health care system is curiously pushing medical providers to channel this negative energy into positive ...

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More Madison doctors have switched to direct primary care as an alternative to the clinic system, citing the benefits of allowing closer patient-doctor relationships and more thorough care options.

NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — There's a new, unique medical practice in Rhode Island called Direct Doctors. It opened about a year-and-a-half ago with about 25 patients and one doctor. Now there are two ...