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Month: October 2017

Open Enrollment may indicate a farewell to savings

October 30, 2017 mbmccoll Leave a comment

November 1st marks the start of Healthcare.gov’s annual open enrollment period.  Here’s an example of what our neighbors who don’t…

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Posted in: Direct Primary Care, General, Medical Economics Filed under: ACA, Obamacare, open enrollment, savings

Healthcare isn't spelled BCBS, Humana, or Aetna

October 28, 2017 mbmccoll Leave a comment

The Foundation for Economic Education posted this recent article on the growing trend of physicians like us who are opting…

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Obamacare premiums expected to climb 38% nationwide

October 27, 2017 mbmccoll Leave a comment

Axios.com reported this interesting infographic on the predicted average increases of Obamacare premiums when open enrollment starts November 1st.  It…

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Posted in: Direct Primary Care, Health Insurance Filed under: ACA, DPC, Insurance, Obamacare, open enrollment

New after-hours physician number

October 23, 2017 mbmccoll Leave a comment

We are changing the after-hours on-call physician number.  The new number is 865-539-0270 which is the main office number.  Patients…

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Coverage has never equaled care

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Hardin Valley Open House Friday October 27th

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I’ll be hosting my monthly open house this Friday October 27th from 12pm to 1 pm at Trinity Medical Associates…

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Posted in: Direct Primary Care, General, TMAHV Filed under: open house

Over 98% satisfaction

October 19, 2017 mbmccoll Leave a comment

Did you know that we have no long term contracts yet over 98% of patients continue their membership each month? …

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Posted in: Direct Primary Care, General Filed under: open house

Video: These Doctors Got Fed Up With Insurance. Now They Treat Their Patients Like Valued Customers

October 17, 2017 mbmccoll Leave a comment

Reason.com published a video recently detailing some of the DPC pioneers. It’s a great intro to what we do. These…

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Posted in: General Filed under: DPC, reason.com

Polymyalgia Rheumatica by Andrew Smith, MD

October 7, 2017 mbmccoll Leave a comment

              “Wow, I guess I’m just getting old.  Everything hurts and I’m tired even doing little things.” Mrs. Jennings,…

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Amazon to offer low cost medications if Dr. Josh Umbehr gets his way

October 4, 2017 mbmccoll Leave a comment

Atlas MD founder Josh Umbehr MD is on a mission to get Jeff Bezos to help lower the cost of…

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