DPC transforms how care is paid for and delivered

While DPC provides care without the need for insurance, we recommend that patients continue to have medical insurance for emergencies, hospitalizations and/or specialty care.

How you design your memberships are entirely up to you. Most DPCs offer unlimited office visits at no additional charge, same-day or next-day appointments, remote access (text, email and phone) and routine labs. Some DPCs offer different tiers that include more or less services, giving patients the option to receive more care all-inclusively depending on their needs.

Read the Milliman Study to learn more about DPC covered and non covered services.

The direct primary care movement is still in its infancy but it's growing fast and patients of all ages and backgrounds recognize the difference once they transition. Many DPC practices powered by Hint have a lot of members who are receiving DPC benefits through their employer or who are underinsured or uninsured.

From Hint’s analytics we’ve identified the following demographic data:

Average DPC member age: 45
Average number of members per family: 3
Average number of members per employer group: 12

Most DPCs negotiate a cash rate with local lab vendors. Additionally, most states allow primary care doctors to prescribe medication in-house and pass wholesale prescription savings onto their members. Hint partners with fulfillment and dispensing solutions like Northwind Pharmacetuicals and FullScript to help you set up your clinic’s pharmacy. There are also other low cost mail order pharmacy services that can help you create a unique experience for your members. For speciality care, there is technology such as RubiconMD that can facilitate on-demand e-consults with specialists and Green Imaging for nationwide imaging services, to keep more care within the walls of the DPC clinic.