For Employers
A Better Health Benefit for Your Team
Health benefit costs are climbing well beyond inflation and wage growth. According to Mercer's National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans, average cost per employee rose 4.5% in 2024, 6.0% in 2025, and is projected to rise even further in 2026, to 6.7% (the highest increase in 15 years). Many businesses are left choosing between absorbing that cost or shifting it onto employees.
A growing number are choosing a third option: Direct Primary Care (DPC), a membership-based model where employees get direct, unlimited access to a primary care physician for a flat monthly fee, with no insurance billing and no per-visit charges. Instead of routing everyday primary care needs through the traditional insurance system, DPC pays the doctor directly, cutting out the administrative overhead that drives up costs without improving care.
That structural difference is what offers employers a different path: a predictable, flat monthly cost per employee, paired with real, documented reductions in the downstream costs, ER visits, hospitalizations, that drive premiums up in the first place.
What Your Business Gets
More Time Back
Same- or next-day access by phone or text means employees spend less time away from work for routine care.
Fewer Costly Claims
DPC is linked to fewer ER visits and hospitalizations, the costly claims that drive premiums up.
A Recruiting Edge
A benefit employees actually use and value, in a labor market where healthcare access matters.
Simple to Add
DPC works alongside your existing health plan, no need to overhaul what you already offer. Many businesses pair it with a high-deductible health plan, and as of 2026, DPC fees are HSA-eligible, making it even easier to offer.
Curious to learn more? Read our overview of Direct Primary Care for employers here.
Ready to Talk?
Reach out to learn whether Direct Primary Care could be a good fit for your team.