Primary care is vanishing—and it’s not hard to see why.
🔥 Unmanageable burnout and bureaucracy
💸 Declining reimbursements from insurance companies
⛔ Less time, more patients, and less autonomy
🔁 Constant referrals instead of practicing at the top of their license
💬 Why are the doctors we need most being pushed out of the system?
This episode dives into the growing crisis in primary care—from broken payment models to eroded job satisfaction—and what we risk losing if we don’t act now.
💡 A stronger healthcare system starts with empowering those on the front lines.
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🎵 Intro Music: Lift Off – Wolf Samuels
🎵 Outro Music: Summer – Twin Signals
-Study link: Mechley AR. Direct Primary Care: A Successful Financial Model for the Clinical Practice of Lifestyle Medicine. Am J Lifestyle Med. 2021 Apr 15;15(5):557-562. doi: 10.1177/15598276211006624. PMID: 34646107; PMCID: PMC8504342.
-https://dpcalliance.org/
Physician advocacy:
https://doctorsforamerica.org/
https://nam.edu/our-work/programs/clinician-resilience-and-well-being/
https://www.bethejoy.org/
https://drlornabreen.org/
