A Country Doctor Writes
JULY 1, 2025
This means we have the resources to reach out to the populations we manage and offer them immunizations, screening tests and advice without dragging them into the office one by one to do this for them (and bill their insurance for our efforts). To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
The Direct Doctors Difference
AUGUST 18, 2021
According to DPC Frontier, a site owned by a DPC physician/lawyer who was a founder of the movement, there are now over 1500 clinics doing pure Direct Care across the nation. Clinics are often owned by solo doctors or, as in the case of Direct Doctors, by 2-3 physicians in a small group practice.
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ABIM
APRIL 24, 2025
The questionnaire gathers information about clinical work and practice patterns, and ABIM uses the information to help update exam blueprints, develop policies for initial certification and MOC, and ensure adequately diverse representation of the profession in research.
Physician's Weekly
JUNE 24, 2025
Kim Beckham, an insurance agent in Victoria, Texas, had seen friends suffer so badly from shingles that she wanted to receive the first approved shingles vaccine as soon as it became available, even if she had to pay for it out-of-pocket. The new studies are coming at a fraught political moment. The nation’s health secretary, Robert F.
FDA Law
JANUARY 6, 2022
In general, EKRA prohibits, knowingly and willfully, soliciting, receiving, paying or offering kickbacks in exchange for referring to, inducing a referral to, or using the services of a recovery home, clinical treatment facility, or laboratory. S&G Labs is primarily compensated by patient’s insurance providers. 18 U.S.C. §
FDA Law
JUNE 27, 2024
Alternating Between Cash and Insurance According to the government’s expert, patients paying for prescriptions with insurance and for others with cash is a red flag for those paid with cash. paid for some medications with insurance while paying for other controlled medications in cash, and Patient M.W. Patient J.C.’s
FDA Law
JANUARY 6, 2022
In general, EKRA prohibits, knowingly and willfully, soliciting, receiving, paying or offering kickbacks in exchange for referring to, inducing a referral to, or using the services of a recovery home, clinical treatment facility, or laboratory. S&G Labs is primarily compensated by patient’s insurance providers. 18 U.S.C. §
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