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Direct primary care gains traction as providers look for a better way to treat patients — without insurance Direct primary care has exploded in the last decade, going from 140 practices to nearly 3,000 in the U.S.

Direct primary care has exploded in the last decade, going from 140 practices to nearly 3,000 in the U.S.

The patients that benefit the most from Direct Primary Care (DPC) are those with chronic medical problems that require regular follow ups, those with anxiety and those with both.

We usually get labs, generic meds and basic x-rays, ultrasounds, etc. for less than half of what they usually pay OOP.

You know what I felt today for the first time in a long time?

Hope.

Did you feel it too?

More than 1M descend on Boston Common for Pride, No Kings rallies The Boston Pride Parade and No Kings march converged Saturday in downtown Boston.

1m people allegedly in boston today. the scale of this is just crazy. i think record-breaking www.wcvb.com/article/more...

Show up for them.
#nokings #maine

RFK Jr. ousts all members of CDC vaccine advisory panel Kennedy said the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, a group of experts who recommend vaccines, has been "plagued with persistent conflicts of interest."

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is ousting all members of a key CDC vaccination advisory committee and replacing them with his own picks.

The move appears to contradict a pledge he made during his confirmation process.

New Clinic Aims to Close Care Gaps for Hattiesburg’s Uninsured Hall Health, a new health clinic in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, is offering care designed for uninsured residents who often go without it.

Hall Health, which opened in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on May 8, provides primary care without insurance. Patients pay a flat monthly fee and get unlimited visits, longer appointment times and direct access to a doctor—a model aimed at improving outcomes for uninsured and underserved patients.

ACOG is deeply disappointed by HHS’s move to drop COVID-19 vaccine recommendations in pregnancy. The science is clear: COVID-19 remains dangerous in pregnancy and vaccination protects both patients and newborns. The vaccine is safe and protects families. Read our full statement: buff.ly/OGue7sO

Hunger is a policy choice. By cutting food assistance programs like SNAP, Republicans are choosing to let folks go hungry. Let’s be clear about that.

These are things you just don’t cut. A hotline for suicidal youth is one of them. Taking away a basic call for help when someone is at their lowest is not just cold, it’s evil.

@alastairmca30.bsky.social

US FDA suspends milk quality tests amid workforce cuts The Food and Drug Administration is suspending a quality control program for testing of fluid milk and other dairy products due to reduced capacity in its food safety and nutrition division, according to an internal email seen by Reuters.

"The FDA this month also suspended existing and developing programs that ensured accurate testing for bird flu in milk and cheese and pathogens like the parasite Cyclospora in other food products."
www.reuters.com/business/hea...

New images could change cancer diagnostics, but ICE detained the Harvard scientist who analyzes them Without scientist Kseniia Petrova’s expertise, no one can fully unlock the data’s potential, putting crucial advancements in early cancer detection at risk.

Unbelievable.

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Opening a new Direct Primary Care office in Bangor!!
Www.apotheosis.health

#primarycare #healthcare #directprimarycare

Haunted by hopelessness: 12 Zambians share their stories as HIV drugs run out Mothers and children, husbands and wives, doctors, truck drivers and religious leaders are all grappling with the fallout from the sudden U.S. cuts in aid.

Important reporting from my NPR colleagues on the human impacts of the cuts to U.S. foreign assistance. They share the story of twelve people - including kids - who have run out of HIV drugs in Zambia.

It’s too bad so many articles have to fall back on “this will not help the lack of PCP problem” instead of thinking “hey… if PCPs enjoyed their life maybe we could hold on to a few more of them.

Heads up, folks!

Please share!

OMG - a third grader! This is unconscionable actions by people with very evil black souls. An 8 yr old should never be someone's pawn.
#MomSky

Washington Post: NIH scientists have a cancer breakthrough. Layoffs are delaying it.

Trump and Elon Musk's mass layoffs are holding up... life-saving cancer research.

This is the opposite of efficient.

We are living through the consequences of having an uninformed and ill-informed citizenry. Our founding fathers warned us about this danger.

Boycotting the grocery store until they start buying an equivalent volume of groceries from me

Portland, Maine LFG!

WOW: Thousands are currently protesting in Boston. This is just one of more than 1200 'Hands Off' protests underway today across the nation as people rise up against the Trump-Musk regime. (via Rob Way)

Absolute insanity at the Capitol today. I’ve never seen anything like it. #HandsOff

Truth. It's 2025 in the United States of America. Hard to believe it. Only two months to get here.

This is Randy Fine, who is running against Democrat Josh Weil next week in FL’s special election to replace Mike Waltz.

This projection is the stuff of legend 😑

Fossil fuel companies get direct email line to Trump for exemption requests EPA sets up email address where ‘regulated community’ can request exemption to evade air pollution rules

“This is a Trump EPA-led effort to evade established limits on toxic pollution that protect millions of people across the US.”

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Exclusive | RFK Jr. Plans 10,000 Job Cuts in Major Restructuring of Health Department The changes would reshape the nation’s health agencies and close regional offices.

WSJ: ".. axing 10,000 full-time employees spread across departments tasked with responding to disease outbreaks, approving new drugs, providing insurance for the poorest Americans and more."

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...