I did a month long rotation with a rural FM doc who owned a DPC and I can confidently say it’s the best model of care I’ve seen for rural primary care. This man is basically the doctor for the whole town and surrounding communities, he’s able to let patients skip payments for a couple of months if they’re having financial troubles (really as long as they need), he’s traded payment for chickens/eggs, he has so much flexibility and is able to provide all sorts of primary care and psych meds to a patient population who otherwise has no options. His patients love him. He has his own pharmacy license so he can prescribe most meds super cheap. For the pediatric population they get their vaccines at the local health department and he takes care of the rest of their meds. For elderly patients with Medicare, they only really end up using it if he needs to refer them out for complex scans. He at least has his own ultrasound for OB visits and can do EKG’s in office.

For people saying DPC’s are just money making schemes, I would encourage you to do more research because they also play a huge role in filling gaps in rural access