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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 be something really wrong. Health care questions come up all the time, but are ignored. Guy’s don’t want to take time off of work to come to the doctor especially for something they think may not be important.
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The evidence is that the direct care model leads to better health for men. Because they can text, call, email and not necessarily take time off work, they will access care more, asking those questions (the ones their spouse is wanting them to ask) and finding out if it warrants further evaluation. The monthly membership makes us available to you, when ever – even on vacation. This is a worthwhile investment.

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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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