Health insurance headaches are chasing primary care doctors out of medicine!
Health insurance is not just a headache for patients … but also for those who provide medical care.
90% of doctors think insurance plans have resulted in worsening conditions for their patients.
This frustration, built steadily from witnessing patients struggle, and compounded by the constant struggle physicians go through with increased administrative burden have led 48% of practicing physicians to consider a career change! This is astounding.
Doctors blame insurers for:
- Worsening of conditions due to red-tape
- Prolonged patient pain due to delays
- Delays in necessary care due to the prior authorization process
- Filling up valuable time of the doctors they could be using to care for others
- Increased medical costs as 77% of offices have had to hire additional personnel to manage the increased administrative burden
There is a better way!
Direct Primary Care realigns healthcare incentives in favor of quality patient care and reduced administrative burden.
For patients who participate in a DPC practice, their insurance is used to cover unexpected high cost items such as inpatient stays or surgery.
From the patient perspective, they get time with their doctors in lengthened appointments scheduled as early as the same or next day.
For doctors, much of the insurance headache is resolved as they just do not bill insurance companies. Some minor headaches remain, but much of what makes physicians want to consider changing careers is resolved.
Happier doctors, who enjoy what they do, and are glad they are doing what they do, will translate to better health for you as a patient.