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Jefferson Physician Group and Dr. Guy Culpepper

Guest post by: Linda Burson

Article Overview: Mazon Associates, Inc. featured in its October 2009 issue of Building Bridges, the Jefferson Physician Group and the free Jefferson Independence Card, founded by Dr. Guy Culpepper and a group of primary care physicians in Dallas, Texas in 1995.

Jefferson Physician Group and Dr. Guy Culpepper

Physician-owned Jefferson Physician Group (JPG) was founded in 1995 by primary care physicians in Dallas, Texas who believe that healthcare choices should not be dictated by insurance plans, but by the decisions made between a personal physician and their patient. The name "Jefferson" was chosen in honor of the author of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, whose insatiable curiosity and quest for knowledge in almost every discipline embodies the spirit of today's primary care physician. Being both a maverick and a leader, Jefferson fiercely defended independence and personal freedom, much as physicians defend patients and their ability to care for them. JPG's Board of Directors consists of eleven family practice and internal medicine physicians. Dr. Guy Culpepper is the group's CEO and president; Lisa Jackson is chief operating officer. JPG currently has 220 primary care member physicians and continues to grow.

In keeping with its dedication to both patients and physicians, JPG recently launched a free program called the Jefferson Independence Card that will assist uninsured patients. This program will provide little-known discount rates that many physicians often offer to patients dealing with financial crisis as well as for patients who pay out-of-pocket for their own medical care. The Jefferson program is not charity care (offered to needy patients for free or at a loss to the provider), but is a healthcare program for hard working, uninsured Texans - mechanics, plumbers, waitresses, students, entrepreneurs - who will pay for their healthcare but need a fair price and an understanding of what it will cost (prices are posted onJefferson's website). Card holders go to member-physicians/facilities and are charged for medical care at rates which member-physicians/facilities are getting reimbursed by government payers or commercial insurance payers, the lowest at which the doctors can provide services and still stay in business. Dr. Culpepper hopes the program will help to build awareness for the discounts that are already available to patients, and will help the average person see that healthcare is more affordable than they realize, even if they are uninsured. Unlike traditional medical discount card programs that generally charge a monthly fee to participate, the Jefferson Independence Card is free to all. Dr. Culpepper sees the discount program as a "local grassroots healthcare reform initiative" that allows physicians to be involved in the solution to healthcare problems. "We don't perceive those answers come from the top," he said. "I think the most powerful answers come from the grassroots of America, and from those who are dealing with healthcare issues on a daily basis. . . . We believe that every American needs a primary care physician regardless of insurance." (This is not health insurance. It is a discount program created in the spirit of compassion. There is no cost to join, no membership fee, and no requirement to use any service.)

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