1、TRENDS IN DPC 26TRENDS IN DPC 2026/HINT.COM2TABLE OF CONTENTS Key Takeaways Demand Side Trends Current state of U.S.healthcare Growth in DPC Members Growth in Employer-Sponsored DPC members Change in DPC Member Demographics What DPC Clinicians Charge Supply Side Trends Growth in DPC Clinicians Growt
2、h of DPC Networks DPC Utilization Looking Ahead 3 4 5 6 9 12 14 19 21 23 25 28TRENDS IN DPC 2026/HINT.COM3 KEY TAKEAWAYS Patients are staying.Clinicians are thriving.Employers are buying in.After nearly a decade of steady growth,Direct Primary Care has moved well beyond a niche alternative into a de
3、monstrable force reshaping primary care in the United States.The Hint Health Data Analytics team compiled data from over 2,700 DPC clinicians and their 1.4 million members to document how this model is scaling.Heres what the data shows:837%growth in DPC Members555%60%49 states in the US have a DPC n
4、etwork presence,up from 21 in 2019of DPC memberships are funded by Employersgrowth in DPC cliniciansTRENDS IN DPC 2026/HINT.COM4DEMAND SIDE TRENDSTRENDS IN DPC 2026/HINT.COM5CURRENT STATE OF U.S.HEALTHCAREThe traditional primary care system is not meeting the moment.Long wait times,rushed visits,fra
5、gmented referrals,and rising costs have eroded patient trust across the board.For many Americans,a meaningful relationship with a primary care clinician has become the exception rather than the rule.DPC was built to fix that.And the data suggests it is working.The Hint DPC Patient Experience Benchma
6、rk Report evaluated DPC performance using the Person-Centered Primary Care Measure(PCPCM),a nationally recognized patient-reported survey that measures the four core functions of primary care:access,comprehensiveness,coordination,and continuity.Patients rate 11 questions about their care experience