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Month: January 2017

Direct Care Gynecology

January 31, 2017 mbmccoll Leave a comment

It’s great to see specialists getting on board with the direct care, free market medicine approach to healthcare. Doctor opens…

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Posted in: General

What Happens When Doctors Only Take Cash?

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Time magazine recently published an article discussing a growing form of alternative payment model for medical care- cash payments.  DPC…

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Posted in: Medical Economics Filed under: cash, DPC, free market, surgery center of oklahoma

Prescription for health

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VitalSigns Wellness is Trinity’s 24 hr fitness and wellness learning lab that we launched to give our patients and our…

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Posted in: VitalSigns Filed under: HIIT

Flu Report

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I love data.  As anyone who knows me will tell you, I love to look at, think about, and analyze…

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Posted in: General Filed under: flu shot, influenza

Bell's Palsy

January 27, 2017 mbmccoll Leave a comment

Patty relates her story: “So I’m out for a nice dinner with my husband and it’s so embarrassing — as…

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Posted in: General Filed under: Bell's palsy, Dr. Smith

Rand Paul's Obamacare replacement 

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Rand Paul MD (R-KY) has offered up his plan to replace Obamacare. Like many of the other Republican proposals this…

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Posted in: Health Insurance, Medical Economics Filed under: DPC, Obamacare, rand paul

Low Vitamin D levels and heart disease.

January 26, 2017 mbmccoll Leave a comment

Low vitamin D levels may be associated with increased risk of heart disease based on the results of a recent…

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Posted in: General Filed under: vitamin D

How Healthcare Should Be: Direct Primary Care

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Here’s an example of how Direct Primary Care works and benefits those who have insurance.  It highlights Dr. Chad Savage…

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Posted in: Direct Primary Care, General Filed under: patient story, video

Reignite Liberty's torch with DPC

January 17, 2017 mbmccoll Leave a comment

The American dream for healthcare needs strong medicine. The inscription on the Statue of Liberty which is taken from the…

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Posted in: Direct Primary Care Filed under: ACA, DPC, Liberty, Obamacare

Pre-existing conditions? Have a discount.

January 16, 2017 mbmccoll Leave a comment

Direct Primary Care is about taking care of patients.  It isn’t about insurance companies or government policy.  It is about…

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Posted in: Direct Primary Care, General Filed under: ACA, Obamacare, pre-exisiting conditions

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