We have three newsworthy items in this post!  We cover a new (free) price transparency referral resource called "the wedge," review a new story about the growth of self-insurance among large employers (good for DPC), and cover a new antitrust suit against the board certification process.

Are you having difficulty getting labs, diagnostics, home health, physical therapy, and other ancillary services ordered?  Do these other parties claim that the problem is that you have opted out?  Do they decline to perform your orders based upon your status?  Is this allowed?

I am often asked by frustrated physicians how much money they should have to pay for legal counsel related to starting and maintaining their DPC practice.  Here are some of my general thoughts:

1) Use Free Resources... 
2) Never Pay for an Attorney's Education...
3) Educate Yourself and Give it a shot...