Navigating Medicare and Open Enrollment: Actionable Advice for Direct Primary Care Practices

My DPC Story

This weekend Maryal spoke at the Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellows event in Washington, D.C. about the growing impact of the Direct Primary Care clinic model in combating physician burnout and promoting sustainable, relationship-based healthcare, so the next main episode will drop next Sunday.

This episode continues to spotlight the latest issue of “The Toolkit,” a free DPC magazine curated by My DPC Story, designed to support clinics through open enrollment season. The Toolkit offers practical tools, customizable patient resources, and actionable checklists to help physicians and clinics navigate insurance changes and confidently discuss Medicare and healthcare benefits with their patients without feeling like insurance brokers. Listeners will find features on how DPC can help avoid pharmacy surprises and cost spikes, and detailed policy updates like the big win enabling HSA dollars for DPC memberships.

Maryal also shines a light on inspiring DPC leaders who are innovating at the practice level like Dr. Emily Holt and shares information on upcoming events like the DPC Coalition’s webinar on HSAs and the RiseUp Physician Summit for DPC physicians exploring side gigs and direct contracting HAPPENING THIS Oct 23-26th! If you’re a physician looking for meaningful ways to deliver or maintain your delivery of relationship-based care, prevent burnout, and thrive during open enrollment, this episode—and The Toolkit magazine—are essential resources. Download the free issue at mydpcstory.com/magazine and stay ahead in your DPC care journey!

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