Dr. Michel Accad has a direct cardiology practice and a direct primary care practice; he has authored a book (Moving Mountains: a Socratic Challenge to the Theory and Practice of Population Medicine) and he blogs (www.alertandoriented.com) and podcasts (www.accadandkoka.com).Dr. Accad explains why he left traditional insurance-based practice and started his direct cardiology practice where patients pay directly for services and insurance is not involved. He later added a direct primary ...