DPC Q&A: Dr. Dana Mays wants to keep patients well, avoid ‘medical’ care

DPC Q&A: Dr. Dana Mays wants to keep patients well, avoid ‘medical’ care

admin September 30, 2019 0 Comments

Board-certified family practice physician Dr. Dana Mays opened the first direct primary care/house call practice, YaphaMD, in the Alexandria-Pineville area of central Louisiana on July 1, 2014. She opened it to provide an alternative to “being herded like cattle through a typical office setting.” Her practice is named YaphaMD, with “yapha” being the Hebrew word meaning…

Why primary care costs a trillion dollars more than it should

Why primary care costs a trillion dollars more than it should

admin August 27, 2019 0 Comments

A cartoon featured in The Greeneville Sun on Father’s Day weekend was both sad and sobering. A young girl was shown graciously offering Uncle Sam a gift exclaiming, “Happy Father’s Day! I got you something,” only to be handed a gigantic ball and chain from Uncle Sam complete with leg iron stating, “$21 TRILLION NATIONAL…