PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Eskew, Philip M. AU - Klink, Kathleen TI - Direct Primary Care: Practice Distribution and Cost Across the Nation AID - 10.3122/jabfm.2015.06.140337 DP - 2015 Nov 01 TA - The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine PG - 793--801 VI - 28 IP - 6 4099 - http://www.jabfm.org/content/28/6/793.short 4100 - http://www.jabfm.org/content/28/6/793.full SO - J Am Board Fam Med2015 Nov 01; 28 AB - 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.