Direct Primary Care (DPC) is an innovative model of healthcare that allows patients and medical professionals to work together the way they've always wanted.  Patients can reach out to their medical team with questions and receive prompt answers, arrange same day office visits with their personal clinician, and have the time they need to be cared for.  Instead of a doctor being responsible for thousands of patients, but not having the time for anyone, DPC doctors limit the number of patients they care for to the hundreds.  This allows patients to have increased access to their medical team, and for clinicians to remain unrushed and attentive to the patient in front of them.   

Transparency and up front costs are central to Direct Primary Care.  Membership fees are clear, and there are also discounted prices available for labs and imaging studies.  There are no additional fees for office visits (or telephone or virtual visits) with your medical provider.  When insurance is not used for your doctors visits or needs related to that visit (such as labs or x-rays), costs are dramatically reduced.  No more surprise bills or inflated costs for seeing your doctor, or having common testing done.

Direct Primary Care does not use insurance coverage for basic medical costs associated with primary care.  While most patients still have insurance (and we recommend it!) in case of hospitalization or surgery, insurance is often costly for primary care related health needs.  DPC practices, including Luz Medicine, do not bill your insurance for office visits.  Instead, individuals or families pay a monthly membership fee to be patients of the practice.  By removing insurance from the doctor-patient relationship at our office, we are left with the access, time, convenience, and other benefits described above.