Christine Meyer, MD

01/22/2026

Diabetes and smoking increase your risk of death by 50%.
There is only one thing that reduces your risk by 5X. That’s your VO2Max.

Mine was 1.95 L/min. This is considered excellent for my age BUT I’m going to make it better.

Why?


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01/15/2026

01/08/2026

I’m still grinning about this.

Last week, one of my patients brought me this letter. She told me she was cleaning out old folders and found it. And she kept it — for 19 years. I don’t even have a copy.

When I wrote this, I was just two and a half years into practice. For perspective, we just celebrated our 21st anniversary. This "baby" just finished her first semester at Lafayette College

Seeing this felt like being handed a time capsule.

Back then, it was just me. I had to ask a local doctor to cover for me. I was back at work three weeks after having a baby. Even then, in my mid-thirties, I was reassuring patients that I wasn’t going anywhere anytime soon.

Today, 26 of us are caring for this community.

But what touches me most is this: she held onto that letter through nearly two decades of her own life and then brought it back to me.

I often think about the long-term relationships we build in primary care. Half of all marriages don’t last 19 years.

What an absolute privilege my job is. Thank YOU all for that.

12/22/2025

What can a 7am workout session teach us about the past year, and the year ahead? Read about my sweat-induced revelation in today’s practice newsletter.

From all of us at CMMD & Associates, and especially from my core:

Wishing everyone a healthy and happy holiday, and a joyful New Year!

"My goal is to foster health through compassion, education, and collaboration. I want every patient to feel heard and empowered to take an active role in their health." Meet Lauren >

12/20/2025

I want to float an idea and hear from our community.

Many of you have told us that your health insurance premiums and deductibles are rising—sometimes dramatically. We’re hearing about families paying well over $1,000 per month, with deductibles so high ($9000/year) that insurance rarely helps for everyday care.

We’re starting to ask a simple question:

Is there a better way to make routine primary care affordable and accessible for people without insurance?

We’re considering a cash-based / membership option for patients who are uninsured or choosing to step away from traditional insurance.

What this might look like:

-A set number of office visits per year

-Transparent, discounted pricing on basic labs and mammograms (rates we’ve already negotiated locally)

-Vaccines and certain services are available as add-ons

-Some generic medications are available in the office at prices lower than typical pharmacy copays.

This would not replace insurance for emergencies or hospital care, and it’s not about making more money. Our goal is to ensure patients can access preventive care, chronic disease management, and timely visits without avoiding care due to cost.

One of the key determinants is the cost. To be clear, this will NOT be a concierge service. ALL of the things our patients get: walk-in, same-day appointments, portal access, after-hours care, weekends, etc., will be available to everyone.

For those with insurance coverage, nothing changes.

Before we go any further, I need to hear from you.

Would something like this be:
✔️ Helpful?
✔️ Confusing?
✔️ Something your family might consider?

Please feel free to comment or message privately. Your feedback will help guide whether and how we move forward.

12/14/2025

4 minutes to spare! Thank you all so much for making my dream a reality!

Twenty-one years ago today we opened our doors.

12/08/2025

I wrote something today that I wasn’t expecting to write.

It’s about Minnie—an 87-year-old patient who arrived at 8:00 am for her 2:20 appointment. What happened next reminded me why I became a doctor in the first place.

I’m sharing her story on Substack. If it resonates, I hope you’ll subscribe and stay for the next one.

👉https://christinemeyermd.substack.com/p/the-day-minnie-arrived-six-hours

👉https://christinemeyermd.substack.com

Medicine. Menopause. Leadership. Life. Click to read Christine's Substack, by Christine Meyer, MD, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.

12/06/2025

About ten years ago, I wrote a book that took me three years to finish. It was one of the most grueling, ridiculous, sleep-depriving, soul-stretching projects I’ve ever taken on. I promised myself I’d never do that again. And yet… here I am.

Because writing is apparently my love language.

I tell stories about medicine, menopause, leadership, and prior authorizations gone horribly wrong.

So today, I published my first piece on Substack. It starts with a pharmacy, a medication, my extremely patient husband, and a prior auth situation that reminded me exactly why I need to be writing now. Think of it as a love letter to healthcare… and by love letter, I mean a plea for sanity.

If you care about medicine, leadership, women’s health, advocacy, or just want to feel slightly better about your own interactions with the healthcare system, I’d love for you to join me over there.

Here is the first story:

Medicine. Menopause. Leadership. Life. Click to read Christine's Substack, by Christine Meyer, MD, a Substack publication. Launched 6 minutes ago.