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Well worth it and a few other comments.

August 3, 2015 by Paul Williams 2 Comments

It is interesting, since jumping off of the hamster wheel, the daily barrage of depressive changes in medicine don’t effect me like they did. All the previous items I wrote about are still there and growing, but they don’t touch my daily existence like they did. Generic and branded drug prices are priced ridiculously high, ... Continue Reading

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Missing in action

March 9, 2015 by Paul Williams Leave a Comment

Well many of you have wondered how it is going. Have we been successful or are we going under. Transitions are always difficult and take some time before things settle down. We moved to a new electronic medical record, new lab company, significantly less staff, new online fax company, and many other changes. We have ... Continue Reading

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Times article on Direct Care

December 26, 2014 by Paul Williams Leave a Comment

Here is an article in a recent copy of TIME magazine that was sent to me by a patient, who has transitioned with us into the Direct Care practice. It is well written and gives a good review of what Direct care is. DirectCare

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Direct Primary Care Review

December 5, 2014 by Paul Williams Leave a Comment

I will attach an excellent review of Direct Primary care from the Heritage Foundation. Worth a read if you are interested in learning more. Heritage foundation

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Why do I need to pay monthly if I only come in once a year or less?

September 21, 2014 by Paul Williams Leave a Comment

This question has come up many times in the past month, mainly by guys. It is true in America, a good number of appointments that men make are because their spouse either pressures them into making it or makes it for them. Their spouse is more concerned about their health or the concern there could ... Continue Reading

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Direct Care Comparison

September 21, 2014 by Paul Williams Leave a Comment

We are following the Direct Care Model presented by Dr. Josh Umbehr at Atlas.md/wichita. You can check out their site. I listened to a podcast his partners and he did last month. He presented a good comparison that is worth repeating. – In the Current model, for a $20 copay, you call to see if ... Continue Reading

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Direct Care – What we are doing

September 10, 2014 by Paul Williams Leave a Comment

Our Brochures and website should give you a good picture of what we are building for you. Behind the scenes, I have been working with National lab companies, whole sale pharmacies, pathology groups and radiological groups in our county and surrounding counties to find the best cash rates I can. I feel I am in ... Continue Reading

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Direct Primary Care

July 24, 2014 by Paul Williams Leave a Comment

So what is Direct Primary Care? The “Direct” refers to payment.  As medicine used to be between the physician and the patient, “direct” focus’s goes back to that simple relationship.  Before the Government or Insurance companies invited themselves into the exam room, there was enough room and time to take care of your concerns.  Now ... Continue Reading

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About Doctor Paul

Dr. Paul Williams, MD is a small-town family practice doctor working in Centralia, Washington. He works from the same office where his primary care practice was established by his father over 38 years ago. He believes strongly that the art of the old-fashioned primary care doctor is an important feature of our medical system that should be preserved and protected from excess interference from insurance companies and government regulation alike.

Due to changes in the health care industry and regulations affecting it, and in an effort to preserve the art of old-fashioned primary care, Dr. Paul has shifted his practice to a Direct Care model, meaning that patients pay an affordable monthly fee to purchase primary care health care services directly, rather than having their services billed through an insurance company.

This blog is intended to help Dr. Paul's patients (and anyone else!) understand the changes the medical industry is going through, and to provide information about the Direct Care model of primary care.

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