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End-to-end startup roadmap
DPCLife is a field guide for physicians who want the long-form context, the practical startup checklist, and the public-forum lessons that usually take months to collect the hard way.
End-to-end startup roadmap
Reddit and public forums distilled
Launch brief, checklist, and assistant
Seven sections that combine long-form guidance with high-yield public forum takeaways, so the page is useful both when you are learning and when you are actually making launch decisions.
Understand what Direct Primary Care is, how it works, the evidence behind it, and whether it might be the right fit for you.
Navigate DPC state laws, entity formation, HIPAA requirements, and regulatory considerations unique to the DPC model.
Set your membership pricing, build financial projections, plan your startup budget, and understand the DPC financial model.
Choose your DPC-specific EHR, set up telemedicine, and build the tech stack that makes your DPC operations run smoothly.
Market your DPC practice, acquire patients, build a referral network, and grow your panel to capacity.
Win employer direct primary care contracts, structure employer partnerships, and build a sustainable B2B revenue stream.
Connect with the DPC community through conferences, organizations, Facebook groups, and fellow DPC physicians who have been where you are.
Insights, guides, and lessons learned from the DPC community.
Three months into 2026 and the Direct Primary Care map looks noticeably different. Here is what the opening quarter tells us about where the movement is headed, drawn from public listings, operator conversations, and state registry updates.
The January 1, 2026 rule that lets patients pair a DPC membership with an HSA has been live for three months. Here is what operators are actually seeing in their panels, their inbox, and their enrollment numbers.
Deciding when to bring on your first medical assistant is one of the trickiest operational calls in a DPC practice. Here is how operators think about the timing, the job scope, and the compensation in 2026.
Connect with the organizations and communities driving the DPC movement.
The national advocacy organization for Direct Primary Care. Legislative lobbying, practice directory, and startup resources.
The definitive DPC research database, interactive practice mapper, and evidence library. Founded by Dr. Philip Eskew.
5,000+ DPC physicians sharing knowledge, answering questions, and supporting each other. The most active DPC community online.
DPC membership management platform. Also hosts the annual Hint Summit conference and an active DPC physician community.
Dr. Maryal Concepcion interviews DPC physicians about their journeys. Hundreds of episodes covering every DPC topic.
The American Academy of Family Physicians' DPC resource center with startup guides, legal summaries, and advocacy tools.
Everything you need to know, compiled from physicians who've already done it.