Updates from WY, MA, and WA

Three updates worth sharing - one from each side of the country.  If you have thoughts or questions, please click the story above to comment on the story, or place a question/comment in the forums (we use Muut - which is spam free).  Phil Eskew

  • Wyoming's Governor Mead signed SF0049 Direct Primary Care Insurance Exemption into law on leap day (Feb 29th).  Check it out when you get a chance.  It is now one of the best examples of DPC law (of the 15 states with active laws)
  • In Massachusetts, where discussions are under way that could lead to DPC legislation next year, Jeff Gold has obtained a helpful letter (which was uploaded to the Massachusetts page)  from Daniel Judson (the Massachusetts Commissioner of Insurance).  
  • In Washington state Qliance recently restructured and has changed ownership.  Jeff Bezos (of Amazon), Nick Hanauer, Rich Barton (of Zillow), Drew Carey (comedian), Michael Dell, and others had their stakes purchased as part of the management buyout by co-founder and CEO Erika Bliss, MD and president Cheryl Kilodavis.  Going from 40,000 to 25,000 patients and changing ownership in this way is concerning, but we wish Qliance well.

DPC Presentation with AAPS

For those that would like to see a presentation I gave on DPC in Orlando on January 30th with AAPS, feel free to view it with this link.  Feel free to post any thoughts, comments, or questions below.  I'll have a few exciting announcement about my future DPC plans later this week.

If you want to ask questions via email I can be reached at PHIL@dpcfrontier.com.  If you would like to talk in person, I will be attending the events listed below.

 Mar 4-5, 2016 Consortium for Southeastern Hypertension Control DPC Track - Charleston, SC
April 8-9, 2016 Advanced Healthcare Models: Direct Primary Care - Raleigh, NC (Use code FORREST for $250 off registration)
July 8-10, 2016 Direct Primary Care Summit - Kansas City, MO

Phil Eskew