Concierge Medicine Vs. Direct Primary Care
Both are variants of the traditional practice of medicine or primary care most common in the US during the twentieth century. They represent a financial relationship that changes the sole dependency on a traditional insurance model.
Direct primary care (DPC) is a term often linked to its companion in health care, 'concierge medicine.' Although the two terms are similar and belong to the same family, concierge medicine is a term that fully embraces or includes many different health care delivery models, direct primary care being one of them. Practically, the terms are still interchangeable in the marketplace.
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