The Direct Primary Care Podcast Show

The Direct Primary Care Podcast Show


Latest Episodes

Episode 79: How Much Does it Cost to Run a DPC Practice?
April 16, 2019

In Episode 79, Dr Roussel breaks discusses how much overhead costs to run a DPC practice. In particular he breaks down the major factors involved in keeping a DPC practice open and how these are similar and/or different from a traditional,...

Episode 78: How Much Money do DPC Doctors Make?
April 09, 2019

In Episode 78, Dr Roussel discusses income potential for direct primary care doctors. In particular, he delves into how much direct primary care doctors can earn compared to fee-for-service or employed doctors.

Episode 77: The Hint Summit 2019 with Mike Lubin
April 02, 2019

In Episode 77, Dr Roussel interviews Mike Lubin, VP of growth at Hint Health, to talk about the third annual Hint Summit. Taking place in April 2019 in San Francisco, the Hint Summit brings together people from the healthcare space and the employee...

Episode 76: Medical Marijuana: Medical Aspects with Dr Victor Chou
March 29, 2019

In Episode 76, Dr Roussel interviews Dr Victor Chou of the Medical Marijuana Clinic of Louisiana about important medical aspects of medical marijuana. In the interview they discuss qualifying conditions for which medical marijuana is indicated, the...

Episode 75: Medical Marijuana: Legal Aspects with Jacob Irving
March 19, 2019

In Episode 75, Dr Roussel interviews Jacob Irving, lawyer, in-house counsel for Ilera Holistic, and lobbyist for medical marijuana legalization. In the interview, they discuss the status of medical marijuana across the 50 states, in terms of Federal...

Episode 74: Medical Marijuana and Direct Primary Care
March 12, 2019

In Episode 74, Dr Roussel discusses the medical, legal and social impacts of medical marijuana. In particular he focuses on how medical marijuana is likely to affect his practice in the wake of Louisiana’s Act 261 and how it will likely impact other...

Episode 73: CMS and DPC: The future of solo docs
March 06, 2019

In Episode 73, Dr Roussel interviews Dr Shane Avery about the future of DPC and Medicare. In the interview they talk about Dr Avery’s meeting last fall with the head of CMS, Ms Seema Verma, and the head of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid...

Episode 72: Is the Solo Primary Care Doc Dead? -- with Dr Robert Ryan
December 04, 2018

In Episode 72, Dr Roussel interviews Dr Robert Ryan, faculty member and co-founder of East Jefferson General Hospital Family Medicine Residency program, affiliated with Tulane University. In the interview they discuss trends in what careers family...

Episode 71: Taking Medicare as DPC & The New Final Rule
November 08, 2018

In Episode 71, Dr Roussel talks about the options for DPC doctors when dealing with Medicare patients. In particular, he details how DPC doctors can see Medicare patients and run a DPC practice. Also, he further discusses the new Final Rule released...

Episode 70: HR 6199 Update & Growing Primary Care via DPC -- with Dr John Bender
October 30, 2018

In Episode 70, Dr Roussel interviews Dr John Bender, DPC doctor and recent candidate for President of the American Academy of Family Physicians. In the interview they discuss the current state of HR 6199, the bill to allow the use of HSA funds to pay...