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My DPC Story Aug 18, 2026

Dispensing State by State: Shortage Areas, Samples, and the Administering Loophole

A Texas physician cannot dispense to a patient who lives a minute away, but can watch that patient swallow a pill in the…

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My DPC Story Aug 16, 2026

Can Patients Use an HSA for Direct Primary Care? The $150 Rule, Explained

As of January 1, 2026, Direct Primary Care no longer disqualifies patients from HSA eligibility, as long as the…

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My DPC Story Jul 19, 2026

What Is Direct Primary Care? A PA-Turned-Physician Explains Why He Left the Insurance System

Dr. Reid Lancaster once nearly bought a wheelchair from a thrift store for a Medicare patient after weeks of insurance…

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My DPC Story Jul 12, 2026

When Failure Isn't Failure: Dr. Timothy Blain on Burnout, Illness, and Closing His Direct Primary Care Practice

Dr. Timothy Blain survived lymphoma, a heart attack, COVID pneumonia, and an autoimmune disease that wiped out his…

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My DPC Story Jul 4, 2026

From Corporate Medicine to Integrative Direct Primary Care: How Dr. April Soto Built a Practice Rooted in Boundaries, Healing, and Authenticity

Dr. April Soto's new-patient visits for mast cell activation syndrome run up to four hours, something a fifteen-minute…

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My DPC Story Jun 24, 2026

You Did Not Go to Medical School to Answer the Phone

Only 27% of a physician's day goes to actual patient care. Justin Lam of Cool Blue VA shares the 'only you' test for…

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My DPC Story Jun 21, 2026

Leaving Corporate Medicine for DPC: How Dr. Jeremiah Fillo Rebuilt a Sustainable Family Medicine Career

When a hospital system replaced Dr. Jeremiah Fillo with a nurse practitioner after his salary shifted to RVUs and an…

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My DPC Story May 31, 2026

Texas DPC: Funding a Clinic With Historic Tax Credits

Dr. Manuel Vogt funded a historic clinic renovation in San Antonio using federal and state historic tax credits, ADA…

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