“Traditional primary care doctors realistically spend half their work day on insurance-related administration, which is a clear imbalance in the healthcare system,” says Dr. Gold. “A DPC model allows me to provide the personal, thorough level of care that my patients want and need, but also makes financial sense from both the business perspective for my practice and healthcare spending perspective for the individuals and families we serve.”
By Jill Gadsby
Posted Mar. 11, 2016 at 11:53 AM
MARBLEHEAD – We’ve all experienced the frustration of modern day medicine – long wait times only to see a glimpse of the doctor, a high deductible that must be met before insurance kicks in, or having to make an appointment before that long-standing prescription can be renewed. These annoyances seem inevitable, but one Marblehead medical practice is proving the opposite with a new model that promises to change the delivery of health care as we’ve come to know it. Gold Direct Care PC, located at 123 Pleasant St., Suite105, is one of just a handful of practices in Massachusetts that deliver Direct Primary Care, a model of health care where billing and payment arrangements are made between patients and providers, without sending claims to insurance providers.
SOURCE: http://marblehead.wickedlocal.com/article/20160311/NEWS/160318513
