The Direct Care Movement | Season 2 Episode 4

Innovating Rural Healthcare: Dr. Peterson’s Journey to Affordable Healthcare Solutions

In this insightful episode of the Direct Care Movement podcast, Dr. Demetrio J. Aguila III welcomes Dr. Jacob Peterson, a family physician with a unique perspective on healthcare delivery. Dr. Peterson shares his journey from growing up on a ranch in Nebraska to becoming a board-certified family and obesity medicine physician. Discover the challenges he faced in the conventional insurance-based model, which led him to embrace direct primary care. Dr. Peterson discusses the frustrations of patient care under insurance constraints, the benefits of price transparency, and the freedom to provide high-quality care without unnecessary hurdles. Learn how he balances direct primary care with obesity medicine and the steps he took to transition to this fulfilling practice model. Whether you’re a medical student, resident, or healthcare professional curious about direct care, this episode offers valuable insights into transforming your medical career.

Published on
February 12, 2025

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Chapters

  • 00:00 – The Direct Care Movement podcast dives into the intricacies of direct care

  • 09:29 – Direct primary care and direct specialty care make healthcare more affordable for patients

  • 12:20 – 85 ish percent of all medical problems can be diagnosed with just history

  • 15:42 – How you started up your direct primary care practice

  • 16:57 – Dr Peterson refers to Elation health = Bagel direct primary care startup guide.

  • 19:01 – Your practice has elements of direct primary care and then specialty care

  • 20:41 – Would you have met resistance from administration if you were trying to do this in insurance model?

  • 23:07 – In an insurance based model, you are working basically for the insurance company

  • 29:04 – What are some of the biggest arguments physicians get against switching to direct care?

  • 36:44 – We got medical students, residents looking for guidance on direct care