Guides

Insights on concierge medicine, direct primary care, and personalized healthcare.

When Hospitals Go Concierge: Why Health Systems Are Selling Membership Primary Care

Hospitals are building a concierge model from within the hospital ecosystem. This article breaks down what six hospital/concierge programs actually include, what they cost, how hospital-run concierge care differs from an independent concierge practice.

Aug 11, 2026

When Hospitals Go Concierge: Why Health Systems Are Selling Membership Primary Care

Your Employer Just Offered Direct Primary Care. What Are You Actually Getting?

Employer-sponsored direct primary care can give you same-day appointments, longer visits, and direct access to a primary care clinician for little or no employee cost. Your health insurance still handles hospital care, specialists, surgery, advanced imaging, and other expenses outside the membership.

Aug 9, 2026

Your Employer Just Offered Direct Primary Care. What Are You Actually Getting?

Why Is Concierge Medicine Pricing So Hard to Find? NextMD Exclusive What over 6,000 Practices Reveal

Only 47% of concierge practices in NextMD's directory publish a fee that can be converted into a comparable monthly amount. Direct primary care (DPC) performs better.

Aug 4, 2026

Why Is Concierge Medicine Pricing So Hard to Find? NextMD Exclusive What over 6,000 Practices Reveal

What Happens When Your Concierge Doctor Refers You to a Specialist?

What Happens When Your Concierge Doctor Refers You to a Specialist? Your concierge doctor says you should see a cardiologist, neurologist, gastroenterologist, or another specialist.

Aug 3, 2026

Concierge Medicine in Chicago: Costs, Suburbs, and the 2026 Market

NextMD lists 108 physician-led concierge and direct primary care practices with 194 verified doctors across the Chicago metro. Chicago proper accounts for 58 practices and 115 physicians.

Jul 29, 2026

Concierge Medicine in Chicago: Costs, Suburbs, and the 2026 Market

Can You Use an HSA or FSA for Concierge Medicine or DPC?

A concierge or direct primary care membership may feel like an obvious healthcare expense. That does not automatically make the entire fee eligible for payment from a Health Savings Account (HSA) or Flexible Spending Account (FSA).

Jul 26, 2026

Can You Use an HSA or FSA for Concierge Medicine or DPC?

What Happens When Your Concierge Doctor Retires, Sells, or Joins a Network?

You paid for a relationship with a specific doctor. Then a letter arrives saying that doctor is retiring, selling the practice, or joining a national network.

Jul 18, 2026

What Happens When Your Concierge Doctor Retires, Sells, or Joins a Network?

Concierge Medicine for Employers: How a 50-Employee Contract Works

Covering 50 employees at $100 per employee per month costs $60,000 per year . That is a real published employer rate from Elizabeth Story MD , a physician-led membership practice in Fort Worth, Texas.

Jul 13, 2026

Concierge Medicine for Employers: How a 50-Employee Contract Works

Your First 90 Days With a Concierge Doctor: What Actually Happens After You Join

The first month may move a bit slower than you expect with a new concierge doctor. A medical-record request can take up to 30 calendar days under federal rules, with one additional 30-day extension in some cases.

Jul 11, 2026

Your First 90 Days With a Concierge Doctor: What Actually Happens After You Join

Concierge Specialty Care: When Concierge Medicine Goes Beyond Primary Care

Seeing a specialist in America now takes weeks. A new cardiology patient waits an average of 33 days for an appointment.

Jul 2, 2026

Concierge Specialty Care: When Concierge Medicine Goes Beyond Primary Care

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