%0 Journal Article %A Philip M. Eskew %A Kathleen Klink %T Direct Primary Care: Practice Distribution and Cost Across the Nation %D 2015 %R 10.3122/jabfm.2015.06.140337 %J The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine %P 793-801 %V 28 %N 6 %X Direct primary care (DPC) is an emerging practice alternative that (1) eliminates traditional third-party fee-for-service billing and (2) charges patients a periodic fee for primary care services. We describe the DPC model by identifying DPC practices across the United States; distinguish it from other practice arrangements, such as the “concierge” practice; and describe the model's pricing using data compiled from existing DPC practices across the United States. Lower price points and a broad distribution of DPC practices were confirmed, but data about quality are lacking. %U https://www.jabfm.org/content/jabfp/28/6/793.full.pdf