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Latest Practice Launches

News from DPC practices joining the Freedom Healthworks network across the country.

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Practice LaunchEast Providence, RI

Your Health RI Direct Primary Care Officially Opens in East Providence

New membership-based primary care practice founded by longtime Rhode Island physicians offers patients more time, greater access, and a more personal approach to healthcare

Freedom Healthworks

3 min read

Practice LaunchCharlotte, NC

Aeternitas Health Opens in Charlotte, Bringing Physician-Led Longevity Medicine to the City

Founded by Dr. Corey Helton, the direct-pay practice begins scheduling this week, with patient care starting the week of July 13. A public open house and Charlotte Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting are planned for July 22.

Freedom Healthworks

2 min read

Practice LaunchNaples, FL

Rooted Family Health Opens in Naples with Nurse Practitioners Rebecca and Doyle Kruger

With over 27 years of combined experience as nurse practitioners, the Krugers bring unlimited visits, 24/7 provider access, and extended appointment times to Southwest Florida families through a simple monthly membership.

Freedom Healthworks

3 min read

Company Announcement

Introducing the Freedom Practice System™: A Structured Operating System for Direct Primary Care

Today, we formally introduce the Freedom Practice System™, a defined operating system for launching, running, and scaling independent Direct Primary Care practices. Three tiers. One system. You choose how much we handle.

Freedom Healthworks Team

6 min read

From the Blog

Practical insights and strategies from physicians who've built successful DPC practices.

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DPC Launch Burnout Prevention: How Practice Launch Programs Help

Opening a practice should not become a second full-time job. Here is how sequencing, clear responsibilities, workflow testing, and ongoing support reduce avoidable launch strain.

Christopher Habig

Sep 12, 2026

8 min read

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How DPC Launch Programs Support New Practice Founders

Five stages of a DPC practice launch, from a documented business model to a tested enrollment path and an operating plan for the months after opening.

Sep 10, 2026

8 min read

DPC Software for New Practices: Five Options to Evaluate in 2026

Five DPC software options worth evaluating, the questions to put to every vendor, and how to decide who owns the operating work around the technology.

Sep 9, 2026

9 min read

How Many Patients Does a DPC Practice Need to Break Even?

Break-even in Direct Primary Care is arithmetic, not optimism. Here is the formula, the inputs physicians usually get wrong, and three worked scenarios.

Sep 8, 2026

7 min read

Leaving an Employed Physician Contract to Start a DPC Practice

Non-competes, notice periods, patient notification, and credentialing wind-down. The sequence that keeps an exit clean and the mistakes that make it expensive.

Sep 8, 2026

8 min read

How to Tell Your Patients You Are Leaving Insurance

The conversion conversation decides how much of your panel follows you. What to say, what order to say it in, and the three objections that come up every time.

Sep 8, 2026

7 min read

Direct Primary Care Software: What a DPC Practice Actually Runs On

The six systems every DPC practice needs, which ones can be combined, what each realistically costs to run, and the integration decisions that cause the most rework later.

Sep 8, 2026

8 min read

Practice Management Software for Independent Physicians: A Buyer's Guide

What practice management software covers, how the requirements change when you stop billing insurance, and how to evaluate systems without being sold a feature list.

Sep 8, 2026

7 min read

Direct Primary Care vs Concierge Medicine: How the Two Models Actually Differ

The two models get used interchangeably and they are not the same business. Here is how they differ on billing, pricing, panel size, patient mix, and the practice you end up running.

Sep 8, 2026

6 min read

DPC Is Getting More Attention. Physician-Owned Practices Still Need an Operating System.

Awareness of Direct Primary Care has never been higher. Awareness does not open a practice, fill a panel, or satisfy an employer's diligence. Here is the operating work that still sits between a physician and a durable independent practice.

Sep 8, 2026

8 min read

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