{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67b8c1cd19249d0c1ab3e4f9/694176b1443ad9891393e18d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"From Basketball to Medicine: Inside Direct Primary Care | Broken Healthcare Podcast #82","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/67b8c1cd19249d0c1ab3e4f9/1765896730613-175e4a0f-cfeb-4d59-9622-6d23511ae561.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>America doesn’t have a healthcare system — it has a sick care system.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>In this powerful episode of the <strong>Broken Healthcare Podcast</strong>, host <strong>Ray Kober</strong> sits down with <strong>Dr. Kyle Rickner</strong>, a pioneer of the <strong>Direct Primary Care (DPC)</strong> movement and co-founder of <strong>Primary Health Partners</strong>, to expose why U.S. healthcare is failing patients <em>and</em> doctors — and what it will take to fix it.</p><p><br></p><p>Dr. Rickner shares his journey from being an employed physician inside a hospital system to breaking free and helping build a <strong>multi-state Direct Primary Care network</strong> that puts doctors and patients back in control.</p><p><br></p><p>If you’ve ever wondered:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Why healthcare costs keep exploding</li><li>Why doctors are burned out and leaving medicine</li><li>Why insurance dominates every medical decision</li><li>How <strong>Direct Primary Care</strong> actually works</li><li>How employers can slash healthcare costs without sacrificing care</li></ul><p><br></p><p>This episode will change how you think about healthcare forever.</p><p><br></p><h3>What You’ll Learn in This Episode:</h3><p><br></p><ul><li>Why <strong>insurance and hospital systems broke healthcare</strong></li><li>How <strong>Direct Primary Care eliminates middlemen</strong></li><li>Why doctors have lost autonomy — and how DPC restores it</li><li>The truth about <strong>cash-pay healthcare and transparent pricing</strong></li><li>How employers are quietly escaping traditional insurance</li><li>Why prevention <em>actually</em> works when doctors have time</li><li>What it takes to scale DPC nationally</li><li>Why this fight is about <strong>saving doctors’ lives</strong>, not just money</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>What Is Direct Primary Care?</h3><p><br></p><p>Direct Primary Care (DPC) is a membership-based healthcare model where patients pay a flat monthly fee for unlimited access to their doctor — no insurance billing, no copays, no rushed visits.</p><p><br></p><p>Patients get:</p><p><br></p><p>✔ Longer appointments</p><p>✔ Same-day or next-day access</p><p>✔ Direct communication with their doctor</p><p>✔ Transparent pricing</p><p>✔ Better outcomes at lower cost</p><p><br></p><p>Doctors get:</p><p><br></p><p>✔ Autonomy</p><p>✔ Time with patients</p><p>✔ Freedom from insurance bureaucracy</p><p>✔ A sustainable career</p><p><br></p><h3>🔔 Subscribe for More Conversations That Expose Broken Healthcare</h3><p><br></p><p>If you’re tired of confusing bills, rushed visits, and a system that puts profits over people — subscribe to <strong>Broken Healthcare</strong> for real conversations with doctors, employers, and innovators rebuilding healthcare from the ground up.</p><p><br></p><p>👍 Like</p><p>💬 Comment</p><p>🔔 Subscribe</p>","author_name":"Ray Kober"}