Plum Health Expands Its Direct Primary Care Footprint

Direct Primary Care, or DPC, is an alternative health care model based upon a monthly membership fee that provides access to doctors and other caregivers without copays, or deductibles  DPC is becoming a viable alternative to health care insurance.  Plum Health is expanding out of its Detroit base to provide DPC health services to three new markets in mid-Michigan:

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Plum Health Direct Primary Care in Detroit Expands in Michigan
Plum Health Direct Primary Care, a Detroit-based provider of health services in Michigan, is expanding into three new markets in mid-Michigan, offering enhanced-access primary care memberships to individuals, families, and employers.
By Jim Stickford - May 8, 2024

Plum Health Direct Primary Care, a Detroit-based provider of health services in Michigan, is expanding into three new markets in mid-Michigan, offering enhanced-access primary care memberships to individuals, families, and employers.

The clinics, located in Lansing, Van Buren Township, and Corunna, west of Flint, will provide comprehensive primary care services. The goal is to re-establish the doctor-patient relationship and eliminate barriers to essential health care.

With this expansion, Plum Health gives employer groups an alternative to the traditional large-carrier insurance plans, offering zero-cost primary care benefits to employees and their families.

This approach, termed “barrier-free” care, is meant to ensure members have unrestricted access to primary care, urgent care, women’s health, mental health services, medications, and lab work without financial obstacles.

Plum Health already has partnered with companies like Lansing’s SET SEG, a benefits provider focused on offering innovative solutions to Michigan public schools and their employees, to integrate its DPC model into many fully funded and self-funded group health plans.

“We believe that barrier-free access to primary care is crucial for excellent health outcomes, both for individuals and their families,” says Dr. Paul Thomas, founder of Plum Health Direct Primary Care.

“By providing affordable and accessible health care services, we are not only helping patients improve their health and manage their chronic conditions, but we’re also helping companies control their health care costs. It’s a bonus when we get to collaborate with forward-thinking employee benefit teams like SET SEG.”

Through Plum Health Direct Primary Care memberships, employees and their families covered under health plans or directly through businesses can benefit from enhanced-access primary care services, as well as eliminating delays in care and unnecessary urgent and emergent visits.

On the retail side, individuals and families in these communities can purchase memberships to access concierge-level primary care services without the constraints of traditional health care models.

Direct communication with health care providers via phone, text, and email is encouraged, and virtual and in-person visits are available without copayments. Plum Health guarantees same or next-day appointments during clinic hours, with extended appointment durations ranging from 30 to 60 minutes if desired.

For more information about Plum Health Direct Primary Care and membership options, visit plumhealthdpc.com.