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Misconceptions of Employer Sponsored Direct Primary Care (DPC)

Plum Health

Misconception #2: DPC Mandates a Switch in Primary Care Providers (PCP) Employees aren't required to change their PCP under the employer-sponsored DPC model. DPC can be offered as an optional benefit, providing a convenient, preventive care solution that removes the common deterrents to seeking care.

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The Role of Internal Medicine in Preventive Health Care

Mesa Family Physician

While both provide primary care , there are some key distinctions. They are trained exclusively to treat adults and often handle more complex conditions. Can an Internist Be a Primary Care Provider? In fact, many internists serve as primary care providers (PCPs) for adults. It’s about staying ahead of disease.

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Guidelines or Goals in Heart Failure: A Podcast with Parag Goyal, Nicole Superville, and Matthew Shuster

GeriPal

And often patients are told there’s no cardiovascular problem, you don’t have heart failure, you’re older, or maybe it’s from another chronic condition or. And, you know, this is back and forth between the PCP and the cardiologist. They see it’s preserved. It’s one of my old, old patients.