Using a Direct Primary Care Membership with Dr Bradley Shumway – Episode 086

Using a direct primary care membership changes how you utilize healthcare. It can help you manager your health better and it can reduce your overall healthcare costs while also making healthcare more convenient. Today's guest is Dr Bradley Shumway. He is my DPC practice physician. You can find his practice at Shumway Family Medicine. He is a DO family physician in the Phoenix area and has found a lot more joy in his work as a doctor with the DPC model. Be sure to check out my podcast episode on healthshares to learn more about how use our family's healthcare dollar. Big thanks to our sponsor Family Routines — routines are just your seatbelt in the wild right of parenthood. If you're looking to make all those regular hurdles you pass during your day a bit easier, check it out! Using a Direct Primary Care Doctor In this episode We're talking about what a DPC is (vs a consierge doctor) and how it differs from using a doctor that you're paying your insurance copay for. How the doctor is saving money by providing you more personalized care. Why you might want to choose to use a DPC even if you do have insurance. How using a DPC increases convenience by allowing phone/telemedicine consults with your provider. How having a DPC can be helpful with adult children How to find a DPC — DPC Frontier I use Zion Healthshare (and I'd love it if you told them you found them through me). Other things that might interest you Why we chose to use a healthshare (and how to find one that accepts your faith) Zion Healthshare review (that's the one we currently use) Our Episode on healthshares Producer: Drew Erickson