YOURCHOICE DIRECT CARE - Key Persons
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- Member of the Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Chad Savage founded YourChoice Direct Care to practice primary care with a clear focus on the patient and their health. Adopting the Direct Primary Care model allows Dr. Savage to focus on his patients' needs without worrying about meeting meaningless requirements set by insurance companies and Medicare.
Dr. Savage has been in practice since 2003. He graduated from the University of Michigan prior to receiving his MD from the prestigious Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. He completed his residency training at the renowned Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO where he became skilled in the management of complex medical disorders. Dr. Savage finds satisfaction in helping patients improve their quality of life by leading healthier lives.
Dr. Savage grew up in Hartland, Michigan and is formerly an expert class Motocross racer. Although, he doesn't actively race, Dr. Savage still enjoys watching Motocross races. Dr. Savage is happily married and has two children. In his spare time he and his family are involved in their church and other family activities.
Dr. Savage is a proud member of the Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce.
Dr. Savage describes ways to save on healthcare to an audience in Orlando. Watch the full video here.
Savage joined Health Care News Managing Editor Michael Hamilton on today's HCN Podcast to explain how direct primary care providers can afford to offer top-flight care for low- and middle-income patients … without insurance. Savage also distinguished direct primary care from a model with which it is often confused: the uber-expensive "concierge medicine." Listen to the full podcast here.
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- Health Care News Managing Editor
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- ANCC Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner
Nikki Teasdale is an ANCC Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner born and raised in Michigan. She earned her BSN from Saginaw Valley State University in 2006 and her MSN from University of Detroit Mercy in 2011. She has over 10 years of experience in Family Practice, caring for patients across the lifespan with chronic and acute illnesses as well as routine general wellness and preventative services.
Nikki strives to develop a trusting and meaningful relationship with all of her patients in order to improve and maintain their health and wellbeing. In her spare time, she loves hanging out with family and friends, eating ice cream, and maintaining her own health and wellness.
Read Dr. Savage's article urging the GOP plan tax credits to count for direct pay patients. Find the full article here. The Everyday Heroes Project Host of the show, Jodi, speaks with Barbara Colley about her experiences with health insurance through ObamaCare, and we hear from Dr. Chad Savage, Barbara's new Direct Primary Care physician. Listen to the full discussion here.