The old adage, “necessity is the mother of invention,” is nowhere more applicable than the experience of Garrison Bliss, MD who describes himself as a “proud Direct Primary Care pioneer,” and served as president of the American Academy of Private Physicians. Dr. Bliss’s journey to embrace Direct Primary Care as a way to bring compassionate care to his patients began when his son was presumed to have a digestive disorder, causing him to endure a month-long episode of vomiting. Dr. Bliss’s son, Michael, was examined by a pediatrician with knowledge of oncology who diagnosed him a with a cerebellar ependymoma (a tumor from the ependymal cells, which line the ventricles of the brain and the central canal of the spinal ...
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