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A Jacksonville Doctor Charges $135 a Month, Makes House Calls and Answers His Phone. More Patients Want That Deal.

A Jacksonville family physician charges a flat $135 a month, makes house calls and answers his phone. Here is why direct primary care is spreading.

By The Cranberry Journal Staff · 1 hour ago

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Nobody Asks Who Owns the Practice Until Something Goes Wrong

Independent physician practices have been bought at scale by hospital systems, insurers and investment firms. Patients are largely unaware, and the ownership determines more than the medicine does.

By Thomas Gutierrez · August 22, 2026