Special Episode Part 3: DPC vs Traditional Insurance: The $10K Difference

Dr. Jordan of Health Rising DPC explains how families can save up to $10,000 per year by combining Direct Primary Care with a high-deductible insurance plan. Learn how DPC keeps people out of the ER, reduces out-of-pocket costs, and brings personalized, accessible care back to the forefront. 🎧 Subscribe for more Best DPC stories and interviews.

 

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Episode Transcript

(00:08):
Wayne LowrySo, Jordan, some of the stigma that's around DPC is you talked to some families and they say, yeah, I've already paid for insurance. I've got insurance. Why do I want to add this to my budget as well. How would you respond to that?
Jordan SalmonI like thinking about auto insurance, right? So auto insurance is a perfect example. I don't use my auto insurance to get an oil change, to get my tires rotated, to do just minor repairs and minor things on my cars.

(00:40):
Jordan SalmonI just take care of that myself because if I try and have my insurance company do it, it's going to get real expensive. So what we've been able to do in the direct primary care movement is provide a lot of healthcare outside of that insurance based model that allows it to be way more affordable.
Jordan SalmonSo for example, I actually calculated the cost for a family in this area to use a gold insurance plan versus a high deductible plan paired with a DPC model. The savings for one year for this one family was $10,000.

(01:18):
Wayne LowryWow.
Jordan SalmonThat's a lot of money.
Wayne LowrySo what you're saying is they'd still have the high deductible plan in case they have some kind of catastrophic event but all the day-to-day stuff. They come here, yeah.
Jordan SalmonYeah, absolutely, yeah.
Jordan SalmonThat's what we do exactly. We take care of their primary care. We take care of their chronic care. We take care of a lot of urgent care things, right? And we try and keep people out of the emergency room, right?
Jordan SalmonSo we're saving them money there, too, right? Because you're getting really quick care. I've had a number of patients where we've been able to keep them from going to the emergency room because we are able to take care of them so quickly.

(01:49):
Wayne LowryAnd even with the most premium insurance plan your deductible and your co-pay for an emergency room visit probably pretty close to three or four months worth of DPC coverage.
Jordan SalmonYeah, absolutely.
Wayne LowrySo I mean, even just considering the amount of out of pocket expense even on those gold plans, those platinum plans, they're still going to have quite a bit of out of pocket expense.

(02:10):
Jordan SalmonAbsolutely. Wayne Lowry And so that's amazing to hear what you're able to provide. So tell us a little bit about what you're doing for marketing.
Wayne LowryAs far as around the community, I know you mentioned to me you spoke at the Chamber of Commerce recently. How did that go?
Jordan SalmonYeah, yeah, I did.
Jordan SalmonIt was great. We had a good number of people come out. It's a partnership Lake Houston and, you know, Local Chamber of Commerce.
Jordan SalmonI'm so grateful that they let me do that right. Had a little lunch and learn, and we just talked about the direct primary care movement and talked about ways that people can save money with this as a, you know, a model to help meet those needs.

(02:40):
Jordan SalmonSo that's one of the ways I try and get out and, you know, get to know people, do a lot of networking events and talking to people, talking to businesses. That's you just have to let people know you're here. So that's one of the ways in getting on social media.
Jordan SalmonAnd working on our SEO is also an important aspect. It's been valuable to get more people hearing about us. I mean, people live in the technology world now, so if you're not in that technology world, then they don't know you exist.
Wayne LowryHey! So you heard that? SEO is very important so.

(03:10):
Wayne LowryHey, I use Google Maps to get here so that I could let the algorithm see me. Put it in, drive to the location, walk up the stairs before I turned it off.
Jordan SalmonI appreciate that. I need that. Love that.
Wayne LowrySo got to help the algorithm.
Wayne LowryThanks Jordan for letting me drop by today and just kind of interrupt. I know you've got a patient coming in shortly, but I just wanted to take a few moments and get to talk to you and catch up and those that are watching or listening. This is a special Best DPC podcast event.

(03:31):
Jordan SalmonYeah, we do.
Wayne LowryIf you would like to see us come to your community and have a sit down with one of your DPC’s, put it in the comments, let us know, we'd love to come and meet you as well. Meet your DPC, see what's happening in your community, you're watching the Best DPC podcast.

(04:00):
Wayne LowryOn YouTube, you may also be listening to us, so download our episodes on any of your favorite podcast channels and always your health matters. Demand the best with Best DPC. Thank you. Bye bye bye.
Jordan SalmonBye!

(04:21):
Wayne LowryOK guys, I just finished my conversation with Dr. Jordan. It was awesome. You know, Jordan is really innovative in his approach and his thinking.
Wayne LowryHe's taking his practice from a small clinic and he's got big dreams and big aspirations. I guarantee you he is going to take his practice to the next level. If you are in the Houston area looking for a DPC, you've got to go check out Health Rising.

(04:48):
Wayne LowryThey're on the north side of town, maybe a little bit of drive if you're in League City, but you know what? It's worth it. If you're in Pasadena, it's worth it. Deer Park, it's worth it. Go check out Health Rising, DPC.
Wayne LowryDr. Jordan is there, Alba is there. She was amazing. I didn't get any shots of her, but she's amazing. She's also a part of the practice. Check them out. You will be happy you did and always, always, always remember, your health matters.