Tag: cash only

Uncategorized May 6, 2014

Meet Atlas MD, Wichita’s Premiere Cash-Only Family Practice

Dr. Josh Umbehr cofounded Atlas MD in 2010 with Dr. Doug Nunamaker. Fresh out of residency, we’ve found tremendous success providing cash-only medicine — from zero subscribers to three docs and a full roster of patients. Here, Dr. Josh speaks at the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons Conference. If you’re new to Direct Care,… Read more

Advice May 1, 2014

Straight From A DPC Physician’s Mouth: “I’m A Happy Doctor Again!”

Mary Wulfers raised a serious question after reading about ObamaCare Exchange enrollees who can’t find doctors. She asks, Who wants to see a doctor who is being forced to treat them? Her husband is a primary care physician and, together, they opened a cash-only practice this year. It took two years of planning, but the… Read more

Thoughts April 15, 2014

It’s The Chicken Or The Egg Again. Will Direct Care Expand Proportionately To Demand For Preventative Care?

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 recently. “There’s no doubt that one of the driving forces behind direct-pay practices is frustration and anger with health care among physicians,” says Michael Smith, medical director and… Read more

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