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of direct primary care is how much more personal attention it provides— including longer visits, without feeling rushed— given that providers cap the number of patients, Bame- Anderson explained.

“ The average primary care provider has anywhere between 1,500 to 3,500 patients on panel,” she said.“ These doctors and nurse practitioners here in Monticello all have that many.”

Motivity, even when it reaches its full patient capacity, will only ever have a fraction of that.

“ Here, we cap it between 400 to 600 patients,” she said.“ Once I have 400 patients on panel, I will hire

another provider— be it a nurse practitioner, physician’ s assistant or a physician. This lets us provide 30 to 90 minute visits for each patient.”

In addition, it means there’ s no wait time to get into the office, with sameday or next-day visits available.

“ Not having to wait for an appointment and the direct access is what people really appreciate,” Bame- Anderson said.

She explained exactly what having direct access to a care provider means, as it’ s something that most people have never encountered before.

“ Having direct access to your primary care cuts out all the middlemen,” she said.“ It cuts out all the hoops of having to get

to your primary care provider. It can be hard to get in touch with them, or they end up charging you. It just cuts out all of those extra obstacles. You don’ t have to talk to the front desk, who would then transfer you to the nurse, and the nurse would pass all of that on.”

Patients can even send texts during off hours, Bame-Anderson said, getting a response directly from her. She gave an example of someone who hurts themselves while cooking dinner on the weekend— a situation that would normally require waiting until Monday to call the doctor’ s office or taking a trip to an urgent care center or ER.“ Say you’ re opening a

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