DPC is a unique healthcare model that eliminates costly administrative waste by creating a contractual relationship directly between the patient and the doctor. There are no hidden fees, no billing of insurance, and the cost is based on a monthly membership fee fit to your age and/or family size. The membership fee covers preventive care, chronic disease management, acute/same-day visits, lab and imaging interpretation, consultative services, and care coordination with subspecialty care. The fee also gives the patient access to my very low negotiated rates for lab services, medications, imaging services, and subspecialty care, which is a fraction of the cost of these services when billed with traditional insurance.