Portland Direct Primary Care

Join Dr. Oren and Phil Finemore PT for a FREE one hour seminar on treating and preventing low back pain. RSVP required.

Treating & Preventing Low Back Pain with Dr. Phil Finemore, PT, DPT Dr. Oren hosts Dr. Phil of WorkFitME Mobile PT to teach how lower back pain can be treated and prevented with conservative care.

Come check our New Brunswick location during our open house

Come see us at our Open House on August 29th, 4:30-7pm. and sunflower grace.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/innovative-clinic-helps-doctors-avoid-burnout-and-makes-healthcare-more-affordable

Innovative clinic helps doctors avoid burnout and makes healthcare more affordable The U.S. faces a growing shortage of physicians, especially those in primary care fields like internal medicine, mental health and pediatrics. The shortfall is driven by population and demographic trends and burnout. Fred de Sam Lazaro found a doctor-patient model at a clinic in Wisconsin that may h...

Dr. Josh on WBUR

The case for direct primary care doctors in the debate over membership care Dr. Josh Umbehr tells us why he believes this model — where doctors ask patients to sign up for membership plans for direct primary care services — is better for patients and how it avoids a doctor shortage.

https://www.portlanddirectprimarycare.com/news/2023/1/23/food-as-medicine-forum-notes

Food as Medicine Forum Notes — Portland Direct Primary Care Notes from January 2023 Food as Medicine Forum with Dr. Oren Gersten, and Jason Gootman MS, health coach Here’s the information Dr. Oren shared about an herbal remedy for respiratory infections. Here’s the information Dr. Oren shared about the relationship between processed meat and cancer

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The solution to America's primary care shortage is direct primary care The subspecialty-heavy, hospital-driven, bloated and underperforming U.S. health care system needs robust, high-functioning primary care. The evidence for more primary care is clear. How we achieve the goal remains poorly defined. DPC has shown us a way if only we'd take it.

Coming up 1/17 virtual community wellness forum with Dr. Oren and Jason Gootman discussing the topic food as medicine. Free and open to the public please RSVP using event brite link below.

Food as Medicine Food as Medicine is a community event presented by family physician Oren Gersten, MD, and wellness coach Jason Gootman, MS.

https://www.portlanddirectprimarycare.com/news/2022/12/6/local-news-coverage-of-dpc

local news coverage of DPC — Portland Direct Primary Care “Direct primary care offers a new model to fix our broken health care system” read the full BDN article here

I’m listening http://www.facebook.com/MainePublic to A new health insurer in Maine hopes its unique approach will encourage primary care and lower costs from on my maine public app!

A new health insurer in Maine hopes its unique approach will encourage primary care and lower costs A brand new insurance company on Maine's Affordable Care Act marketplace aims to simplify things for consumers like Ameigh by combining comprehensive health coverage and direct primary care into one plan. Taro Health is pledging that its plans will build a stronger doctor-patient relationship with m...

Don’t miss the knightville holiday stroll!

Knightville Holiday Stroll Kickoff the holiday season Sunday December 4, 2022 with Knightville Holiday Stroll! Ocean Street South Portland neighborhood restaurants and shops will be opening their doors offering discounts, holiday deals, happy hours, makers markets, raffles and much more!

Big announcement from Taro Health on a new DPC friendly insurance option in Maine. If you already use DPC rest assured this is totally OPTIONAL and will not affect our rates or services. We are most excited that DPC will be a front and center part of this plan making great primary care the cornerstone of health.

New insurer in Maine’s ACA marketplace to offer hybrid health insurance Taro Health will offer direct primary care packaged with conventional health insurance in Cumberland County beginning in 2023, and says it could go statewide in a few years.

Maine DPC doc Ali Lee in the news!

Maine doctors pilot direct primary care model to improve medical care 20 doctors take part in the New England Direct Primary Care Alliance