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Gary Ratner
@garyratner.bsky.social
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Atty. Biochemist. Practiced law @ SCOTUS + xray xtallography @ Advanced Photon Source, Argonne Natl Lab. Health care policy hobbyist with a blog about direct primary care. dpcreferee.com
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Gary Ratner @garyratner.bsky.social · Nov 20
Since Dr Oz is a fan of direct primary care, here's two work-in--progress posts from my blog, dpcreferee.com, that tell how thin is the evidence of that DPC reduces downstream care costs. Actuarial studies show very much the opposite.
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DPC Referee
Direct Primary Care: ideas and claims about DPC evaluated with neither fear nor favor.
dpcreferee.com
Bioscience, me, 2007
October 21, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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anthonymkreis.bsky.social
Once again, I’m wondering why Democrats aren’t running with a straightforward message of “despotism is un-American and unaffordable” right now and all the way into the midterms.
October 8, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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horadam.bsky.social
Cities with a higher violent crime rate than Chicago:

Houston
Dallas
Lubbock
Amarillo
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
October 6, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Since Dr Oz is a fan of direct primary care, here's two work-in--progress posts from my blog, dpcreferee.com, that tell how thin is the evidence of that DPC reduces downstream care costs. Actuarial studies show very much the opposite.
dpcreferee.com/2024/09/26/u...
dpcreferee.com/2024/11/19/n...
DPC Referee
Direct Primary Care: ideas and claims about DPC evaluated with neither fear nor favor.
dpcreferee.com
November 20, 2024 at 12:38 AM