Direct primary care 101

Direct primary care physicians are able to achieve better access to medical care, better quality of care, and lower overall health care costs because they can offer their patients both immediate access and more time.

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Alex Lickerman is a physician, former assistant professorof medicine, former director of primary care, and former assistantvice president for Student Health and Counseling Services at theUniversity of Chicago. He currently leads a direct primary careprivate practice in Chicago called ImagineMD.

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