Running DPC Plus has given me a front-row seat to the frustrations patients face in traditional healthcare. I’ve watched people bounce between long wait times, unexpected bills, quick appointments, and mountains of insurance paperwork that seem designed to confuse instead of help. Somewhere along the way, the healthcare system drifted away from what it was meant to be: a personal relationship between a patient and a provider who actually has the time to listen.
Direct Primary Care—DPC for short—is an attempt to bring healthcare back to something real again. Something human. Something simple.
DPC Plus exists because healthcare should be personal, transparent, and built around relationships—not insurance codes. Everything we do is designed around that idea.
WHAT DIRECT PRIMARY CARE ACTUALLY IS
Direct Primary Care is a membership model that replaces the insurance-based structure most clinics depend on. Instead of billing insurance for every visit, test, and conversation, patients pay a straightforward monthly membership fee that covers primary care services.
No guessing.
No surprise charges.
No five-minute visits that end with more paperwork than answers.
This model lets providers focus entirely on the patient in front of them. When the distractions are removed, healthcare becomes clearer, calmer, and much easier to manage.
WHY DPC FITS HOW MODERN FAMILIES LIVE
Families today juggle more responsibilities than ever. Work schedules, school schedules, financial planning, and daily stress leave very little energy for navigating the traditional healthcare maze. DPC works because it removes the hardest parts of accessing care.
Traditional clinics often operate at maximum capacity. That means long waits, rushed visits, and limited communication outside the exam room. DPC takes the opposite approach. Smaller patient panels give providers more time with each individual. Patients get longer visits, same-day or next-day appointments, and communication with someone who knows their history—not a stranger flipping through a chart.
When patients have real access to primary care, they get answers earlier, problems get caught sooner, and chronic conditions become easier to manage.
HOW DPC PLUS BUILDS RELATIONSHIP-BASED CARE
The heart of DPC Plus is the relationship between patient and provider. I built this organization believing healthcare must be worthy of the people it serves.
That means more than medical treatment. It means:
• Listening long enough to understand the whole story
• Creating an environment that feels calm and personal
• Allowing enough time for questions—not rushing out the door
• Focusing on long-term health, not quick fix visits
• Treating patients like people, not insurance claims
Every clinic—whether in Slidell, Covington, or Metairie—operates with that same philosophy.
The longer I work in healthcare, the more convinced I become that connection drives outcomes. When patients trust their provider, communication improves, treatment plans work better, and daily habits change more naturally.
CLEAR PRICING IS A CORNERSTONE OF THE MODEL
Traditional healthcare is full of financial surprises. A simple office visit can bring facility fees, insurance rejections, copays, deductibles, and bills from third-party labs. People often avoid care simply because they don’t want to deal with the uncertainty.
DPC replaces that unpredictability with transparency. A monthly membership covers primary care visits, chronic condition management, preventive care, and routine communication. Additional services—such as labs and medications—are offered at upfront prices without hidden add-ons.
This clarity helps families plan. It helps employers support their teams. It helps patients focus on their health instead of worrying about what might arrive in the mail 45 days later.
DPC AS A FOUNDATION FOR LONG-TERM HEALTH
Direct Primary Care does not replace insurance entirely. Instead, it creates a strong foundation for everyday healthcare. Insurance is still important for emergencies, specialists, and hospitalizations. But primary care—where most medical needs occur—becomes simpler under DPC.
That foundation plays a role in preventing problems rather than reacting to them. When patients can reach their provider easily, they avoid unnecessary urgent care visits. When chronic conditions are monitored closely, complications become less common. When follow-ups aren’t rushed or delayed, small issues don’t turn into big ones.
This is the structure that produces real change.
SERVING COMMUNITIES ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
DPC Plus clinics in Slidell, Covington, and Metairie were built around the unique needs of families and businesses in these communities. Each clinic has its own personality, but the mission remains identical: healthcare built on respect, time, clarity, and connection.
As the model grows, more employers in Southeast Louisiana are turning to Direct Primary Care as a way to improve employee access to care while reducing dependence on traditional insurance structures. DPC membership also helps reduce emergency room use by giving patients a direct path to their provider for routine concerns.
From busy families to retirees, from small business owners to shift workers, DPC offers a form of healthcare that fits into everyday life instead of disrupting it.
THE MISSION BEHIND DPC PLUS
The work of DPC Plus is bigger than any single clinic. Every patient who joins helps build a better healthcare system—one where care is personal, honest, and built around long-term relationships.
What you’re helping us build matters:
DPC Plus exists because healthcare should be personal, transparent, and built around real relationships—not insurance codes.
This system grows one patient, one provider, and one community at a time—until healthcare is truly worthy of the people it serves.
Every new member proves that a different kind of healthcare is possible, and the support behind this mission continues to fuel the progress.
A DIFFERENT KIND OF HEALTHCARE
Direct Primary Care is not complicated. It is simply healthcare the way it should feel: clear, connected, honest, and centered around people.
Running DPC Plus has shown me that when barriers are removed, something powerful happens—patients feel seen, providers feel supported, and the entire experience begins to make sense again.
This model wasn’t designed to reinvent medicine; it was designed to restore it.
And step by step, patient by patient, community by community, that restoration continues to grow.