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Top 7 States for Concierge Medicine and DPC in 2026

Introduction Methodology States were ranked by the total number of MD and DO led concierge and direct primary care practices listed in the NextMD directory as of June 2026. Each state is ranked simply by the number of practices that exist within that state.

Jun 13, 2026

Bryan Johnson Now Sells the Prescriptions. Here are a few facts about his new website Immortals

On June 9, 2026, Bryan Johnson launched Immortals Medicine, a website that prescribes and ships the six medications he personally takes, priced from $13 to $26 a month.[1][2] You answer an online quiz, a telehealth clinician reviews it, and the medication arrives at your door.

Jun 12, 2026

Bryan Johnson Now Sells the Prescriptions. Here are a few facts about his new website Immortals

Anthropic's Mythos 5 Claims 10x Faster Drug Design. Here's What It Means for Your Doctor

Anthropic Just Filed for a Trillion-Dollar IPO On June 1, 2026, Anthropic , the company behind the Claude family of artificial intelligence (AI) models, confidentially filed for an initial public offering (IPO) that could value it in the trillion-dollar range [1]. The filing caps one of the fastest valuation climbs any company has ever recorded: $380 billion in February , then $965 billion in May after a $65 billion raise, surpassing rival OpenAI's last reported $852 billion [1].

Jun 11, 2026

Anthropic's Mythos 5 Claims 10x Faster Drug Design. Here's What It Means for Your Doctor

What Direct Primary Care Actually Costs to Run, and Why It Stays Affordable for Patients

A typical primary care practice in the United States spends about $82,975 per physician every year just interacting with health insurers [1]. That money pays for the staff and software that submit claims, fight denials, chase prior authorizations, and reconcile payments.

Jun 8, 2026

What Direct Primary Care Actually Costs to Run, and Why It Stays Affordable for Patients

Lassie Raised $35M to Do the Back-Office Paperwork So Doctors Don't Have To

On June 3, 2026 Lassie raised $35 million to help medical practices avoid paperwork. For most doctors outside of concierge medicine a large portion of their work load is dedicated not to care but rather to medical billing.

Jun 7, 2026

Lassie Raised $35M to Do the Back-Office Paperwork So Doctors Don't Have To

Equinox Wants $40,000 a Year to Help You Live Longer. Here Is What That Actually Buys

In May 2024, Equinox , the luxury gym chain, launched a longevity membership called EQX Optimize (also branded "Optimize by Equinox"). The headline price is about $40,000 a year , and the program pairs a 100-plus biomarker blood panel from Function Health with three personal-training sessions a week, sleep and nutrition coaching, a monthly massage, and an Oura ring.

Jun 6, 2026

Equinox Wants $40,000 a Year to Help You Live Longer. Here Is What That Actually Buys

Concierge Medicine in the Phoenix Metro: 2026 Market Report

Executive Summary The Phoenix metropolitan area is the roughly the tenth-largest concierge and direct primary care (DPC) market in the country, with 83 practices and 143 physicians across a 5.2 million-person region.

Jun 5, 2026

Concierge Medicine in the Phoenix Metro: 2026 Market Report

Elation Health Bought Aster to Put an AI Coworker in Every Independent Practice

Who is Elation Health Elation Health builds the electronic health record (EHR) that independent primary-care doctors use to run their practices. Its software stores patient charts, handles documentation, runs telehealth visits, and, since its 2023 purchase of Lightning MD, processes medical billing in the same system [1][3].

Jun 4, 2026

Elation Health Bought Aster to Put an AI Coworker in Every Independent Practice

Oura Filed to Go Public: Inside the $11 Billion Smart Ring That Now Connects You to a Doctor

Oura Just Filed to Go Public In May 2026, Oura confidentially filed for an initial public offering (IPO), the first hard signal that the Finnish smart-ring maker intends to become a public company [1]. The filing caps a fast climb: an $11 billion valuation, a $900 million-plus funding round in October 2025, and roughly 5.

Jun 2, 2026

Oura Filed to Go Public: Inside the $11 Billion Smart Ring That Now Connects You to a Doctor

Navina's $55M Series C led by Goldman Sachs and Means for Concierge Medicine

In March 2025, clinician AI assistant company Navina raised a $55 million Series C funding round led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, with continued participation from Vertex Ventures Israel, Grove Ventures, and ALIVE [1]. The round brought Navina's total funding to $100 million across a Series A in October 2021, a Series B in November 2022, and the new Series C [1].

Jun 1, 2026

Navina's $55M Series C led by Goldman Sachs and Means for Concierge Medicine

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