Direct primary care clinics offer a different way to pay, and to be cared for

By: EMILIA WISNIEWSKI

Outlets: Concord Monitor

Published: September 16, 2026

Words: 951

Last Updated: 1 day, 23 hours ago

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Sarah Mullins stands in the Origins Direct Primary Care Clinic in Warner, where she started two years ago. Credit: EMILIA WISNIEWSKI / Monitor

Kristy Ammann decided she was through with the traditional healthcare system.

She suffered a tick bite five years ago that swelled in the form of a bullseye and left her with a 102-degree fever. After finding a positive blood test for Lyme disease, doctors put …

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