TY - JOUR T1 - Direct Primary Care: Practice Distribution and Cost Across the Nation JF - The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine JO - J Am Board Fam Med SP - 793 LP - 801 DO - 10.3122/jabfm.2015.06.140337 VL - 28 IS - 6 AU - Philip M. Eskew AU - Kathleen Klink Y1 - 2015/11/01 UR - http://www.jabfm.org/content/28/6/793.abstract N2 - 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. ER -