Doctors choosing ‘direct primary care’ to avoid regulatory pressures
July 18, 2023
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CWN Editor's Note: Many Catholic doctors in the US are opting for a “direct primary care” model of medical practice, in which patients pay them a monthly fee and insurers are generally not involved.
Some doctors prefer direct primary care because the approach minimizes their regulatory burden and avoid involvement with immoral treatments.
Between 2017 and 2021, the number of American doctors operating under the direct-primary-care approach has soared by 159%.
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