The Direct Care Difference

What Is Direct Care

In a Direct Care model, everything centers on the relationship between you and your provider, not insurance codes.

In a Direct Care practice, you get:

• Transparent pricing, no surprise bills
•  Longer, unrushed visits 
•  Real conversations about root causes
• A focus on prevention, lifestyle, and long term health
• For providers, it means less time fighting insurance and more time taking care of people.

Why Direct Care Matters

For patients:

• You are not rushed through a conveyor belt
• You know costs up front
• You get education, not just a prescription
• You build a real, long term relationship with your doctor
   

For providers:

• Freedom from constant insurance battles
• Time to think, listen, and explain
• Space to practice prevention focused, evidence based care
• Less burnout, more joy in medicine
   

Direct Care is not just for eye care. The same principles work in primary care, mental health, pediatrics, physical therapy, dentistry, and more.

How To Opt Out

As a patient, you can:

• Seek out Direct Care or fee for service practices
• Ask about cash or membership options
• Support clinics that are transparent and prevention focused
   

As a health professional, you can:

• Drop one insurance plan at a time
• Create clear cash pricing
• Open up your schedule for more meaningful visits
• Explain to patients why this model serves them better
   

This is the heart of the Direct Care Difference, practical steps to move out of sick care and toward real health.

This is where health meets truth, and where we start building a system that actually keeps people well.