by DrMelissaBoylan | Nov 3, 2025 | Blog
Featured Podcast:The Day Everything Caught Fire and How it Sparkeda DPC Practice I was recently invited to be a guest on the “DPC Life: Conversations Beyond the Practice” podcast. I met the podcast’s creator, Dr. Anne Gonzalez, a few summers ago at the annual DPC...
by DrMelissaBoylan | Oct 14, 2025 | Blog
Open Enrollment Alert – Direct Primary Care is now HSA-Compatible! There is a BIG update on legislation related to Direct Primary Care (DPC). As of Jan. 1, 2026, new legislation (H.R. 1 aka the One Big Beautiful Bill) will officially allow Health Savings Account (HSA)...
by DrMelissaBoylan | Sep 3, 2025 | Blog
DPC Summit 2025 – In review The longer I am a business owner, the more I realize the importance of taking time away from my daily routine to relax and recharge! I am thankful that I had an opportunity to do that recently, as I write this blog after returning from a...
by DrMelissaBoylan | Jul 29, 2025 | Blog
Five Years of Transforming Primary Carein Columbia, SC July 2025 marks Noreta Family Medicine’s 5th anniversary! On some days, it feels like it has been 10 years since Noreta opened😊 while on other days it feels like just yesterday. I am so grateful to the Columbia,...
by DrMelissaBoylan | May 27, 2025 | Blog
A Goal Fulfilled I made several goals during my family medicine residency training program, one of which was to publish a research paper. I did an extensive research project where we interviewed homeless folks in Columbia about their health. While I very much enjoyed...
by DrMelissaBoylan | Mar 26, 2025 | Blog
You Know DPC is working when… I decided to do something a little different in this blog. I’ve written blogs that discuss my perspective on why Direct Primary Care (DPC) is helpful to both patients and physicians in Columbia, SC (and beyond!). This time, I...
by DrMelissaBoylan | Feb 12, 2025 | Blog
An Escape Fire for Healthcare I recently watched a film, called “Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare,” a 2012 documentary about how the priorities in the US healthcare system are focused on increasing revenue, instead of on goals that improve health,...
by DrMelissaBoylan | Jan 6, 2025 | Blog
Tips to Help your New Year’s Resolutions Stick in 2025 The New Year has begun! Have you made any health goals for 2025 yet? There is no better investment than one made in improving your health, so here are some tips to help you achieve those worthwhile goals you’ve...
by DrMelissaBoylan | Sep 4, 2024 | Blog
Unexpected Praise for Direct Pay Practices from Dr. Vonnegut – A Book Review Occasionally there are things that happen that reinforce the decisions I’ve made in my career, and this was one of those times! A friend recently gave me the book The Heart of Caring: a life...
by DrMelissaBoylan | Jun 25, 2024 | Blog
The US Healthcare System vs…….South Park ?!?! I have to admit that I’ve never watched an episode of South Park. However, this clip was sent to me by another Direct Primary Care (DPC) doctor, and I thought that it was well done and that it deserved to be shared!...
