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How to Get a Primary Care Doctor in 2026 (When Almost Everyone's Full)

More than 100 million Americans do not have a primary care doctor.[1] This guide is the practical version.

Jun 23, 2026

How to Get a Primary Care Doctor in 2026 (When Almost Everyone's Full)

What Is MDVIP? Cost, Reviews & PE Story

MDVIP is a national concierge medicine network that helps primary care doctors convert their practices to a membership model, capping each physician's patient load at around 600 people in exchange for an annual fee.[1] It is the largest and oldest network of its kind in the United States, with more than 1,100 affiliated physicians and over 400,000 members across 45 states and Washington, DC.

Jun 21, 2026

Executive Physical: Cost & Is It Worth It in 2026

An executive physical costs between $2,000 and $10,000 or more for a single, intensive preventive exam that often fits into one to three days.[1][2] This article examines what an executive physical actually is, and how it compares to a standard annual physical.

Jun 20, 2026

Executive Physical: Cost & Is It Worth It in 2026

Midjourney Gets Into Medical

An AI Image Company Just Built a Body Scanner On June 17, 2026, Midjourney announced its first piece of hardware, and it is a medical device. The company unveiled Midjourney Medical , a new division built around a full-body ultrasound scanner it calls Ultrasonic CT , and said a whole-body scan will take as little as 60 seconds, using only sound and water, with no radiation and no magnets [1] [2].

Jun 19, 2026

Clair Health Just Raised $11 million to Infer Women's Hormones Without A Blood Draw

A Wearable Built For What Smartwatches Skip Clair Health, a San Francisco startup, is building a jewelry-style wristband that reads ten signals from the body and uses machine learning to estimate where a woman is in her hormonal cycle, without a blood draw, a finger prick, or a urine strip [1] [2]. On June 17, 2026, the company said it had raised $11.

Jun 18, 2026

Clair Health Just Raised $11 million to Infer Women's Hormones Without A Blood Draw

NextMD Exclusive Market Report: The State of Concierge Medicine and Direct Primary Care: Q2 2026

NextMD lists over 6,000 concierge and direct primary care (DPC) practices in the United States, staffed by 8,500 Doctor of Medicine (MD) and Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) physicians . This report ranks where those practices are, what they charge, and where their doctors trained.

Jun 17, 2026

NextMD Exclusive Market Report: The State of Concierge Medicine and Direct Primary Care: Q2 2026

California State of Concierge Medicine and Direct Primary Care: The June 2026 Report

1. Executive Summary California has concierge medicine and direct primary care (DPC) practices in more cities than any other state.

Jun 16, 2026

California State of Concierge Medicine and Direct Primary Care: The June 2026 Report

Shiv Rao Founder & CEO of Abridge Interview 12 Key Takeaways

In a recent 20VC interview with Harry Stebbings, Dr. Shiv Rao, founder and CEO of Abridge, explained how the company spent years in what he called the “five-year desert” before becoming one of the leading healthcare AI companies in the world.

Jun 15, 2026

Shiv Rao Founder & CEO of Abridge Interview 12 Key Takeaways

Adaptive Innovations Raised $60M to Put Nurses in Homes While AI Handles The Paperwork

Adaptive Innovations has just closed their $50 million Series A. This brings their total funding to $60 million [1][2].

Jun 14, 2026

Adaptive Innovations Raised $60M to Put Nurses in Homes While AI Handles The Paperwork

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

Top 7 States for Concierge Medicine and DPC in 2026

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