RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - In January, Dr. Maura McLaughlin started a new type of primary care practice in central Virginia. Instead of getting payments from insurance companies for each appointment, her patients pay her directly, and get unlimited visits for a fixed monthly fee.
McLaughlin has joined a tiny but growing movement of doctors nationally - there are only a handful in Virginia - who have begun to provide subscription-like service to patients, a model known as direct primary care.
Virginia health care: Pay by the month, get unlimited visits
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