Research Desk

Studies, surveys and data on direct primary care, and how far each finding goes.

Nearly Half of DPC Doctors in AAFP's Survey Say They Earn Less

Research Desk Nov 4, 2026

Wisconsin Primary Care Waits Averaged 33 Days in Secret-Shopper Calls

Research Desk Oct 31, 2026

Tarrant County Added Primary Care Doctors. Headcount Isn't Access

Research Desk Oct 25, 2026

Where Primary Care Doctors Are Scarce, More Cancers Are Found Late

Research Desk Oct 23, 2026

Among Firms With 10 or More Workers That Offer Benefits, 39% Now Offer an HSA Plan, Up From 31%. The Share of Workers Enrolled in One Didn't Move.

Research Desk Oct 22, 2026

Only 23% of Employed Physicians Report a Great Deal of or Complete Control Over Patient Volume. Independents Report Twice That.

Research Desk Oct 21, 2026

Medscape's New DPC Column Puts the Failure Rate at 10%. It Doesn't Say 10% of What.

Research Desk Oct 20, 2026

Primary Care Office Visits Under Employer Plans Averaged $142 in 2023, Up From $125. People Made Fewer of Them.

Research Desk Oct 16, 2026

SALTA and Ameriflex Report a 71% Drop in Hospital Admissions. The Release Doesn't Say How Many Employees It Counted.

Research Desk Oct 15, 2026

A Chicago DPC Doctor Cites a 6.6-Year Endometriosis Delay. The Peer-Reviewed Review Says 6.8, and Never Addresses Visit Length.

Research Desk Oct 14, 2026

A DPC Fee Can Cover a Whole Year Under Notice 2026-5. The Word That Limits It Is "Solely."

Research Desk Oct 7, 2026

Trilliant's New Health Economy Report Puts DPC at About 0.5% of Americans. Hint's Published 2025 Figure Is 0.41%.

Research Desk Oct 7, 2026

Mayo Clinic Billed 0.3% of Patients' Medical Advice Messages. 8.8% Fewer Message Threads Arrived.

Research Desk Oct 5, 2026

A Pediatric Membership Practice Surveyed 43 of Its Own Parents on Whether It Calmed Them Down. 42 Said Yes.

Research Desk Oct 4, 2026

The Map That Scores DPC on Shortage Areas Counts Only Physicians. A 2026 Study Says Counting Nurse Practitioners Drops 80% of the Counties It Matched Below the Threshold.

Research Desk Sep 19, 2026

More Than a Third of the Marketplace Patients Who Averaged Two Visits at One Kansas City Hospital Didn't Return in Fiscal 2026. A DPC Doctor There Advertises on a Billboard.

Research Desk Sep 14, 2026

The Researcher Who Measured DPC's Growth Raised the Hardest Question About It. Her Data Answers Half of It.

Research Desk Sep 7, 2026

The Doximity 2026 Physician Compensation Report Found That 46 Percent of Physicians Polled Are Considering Early Retirement. That Is Up 12 Points From the Year Before.

Research Desk Sep 5, 2026

Two Thirds of the DPC Physicians in a National Survey Say Their Panels Aren't Full. Hint Health's Answer Is a Menu.

Research Desk Sep 2, 2026

A Medicare Code Meant to Pay for Primary Care Relationships Paid Out $394 Million. Specialists Billed 43 Percent of the Claims.

Research Desk Aug 30, 2026

The First National Survey of Pediatric DPC Physicians Found 94 Percent Are Happier. Seventy Percent Still See Medicaid Children, and the Survey Cannot Explain How.

Research Desk Aug 28, 2026

A Health Affairs Study Tracked DPC and Concierge Practice Sites From 2018 to 2023. The Number Grew 83 Percent. The Physician Share of the Workforce Did Not.

Research Desk Aug 26, 2026

A Study of 12.7 Million Ontarians Measured the Outcomes Associated with Primary Care Unattachment. Mortality Odds Were 85 Percent Higher Among Those Unattached Two to Five Years.

Research Desk Aug 23, 2026

A Health Affairs Study Found That Corporate-Affiliated Fee-Based Primary Care Grew 576 Percent From 2018 to 2023. About 60 Percent of the Clinicians in the Study Bill Medicare.

Research Desk Aug 22, 2026