Concierge Medicine Grew 80% in Five Years — Here's What the Headlines Are Getting Wrong

Concierge medicine and direct primary care didn't just grow — they surged more than 80% in five years, according to new research published in Health Affairs. The headlines are calling it a threat to access and equity. The data tells a more complicated story.

In this solo episode, Michael Tetreault breaks down what's really driving physicians toward membership-based models — burnout, broken reimbursement, prior authorization overload, and a primary care system that was already failing long before concierge medicine showed up to expose it.

Research referenced: Health Affairs, Harvard Medical School, AMA, MedPAC, and AAMC.

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