Christian Healthcare Centers

03/27/2026

03/26/2026

03/20/2026

03/16/2026

TIMELY ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE MATTERS: Millions of Americans believe they have “good health insurance” but can’t get actual health care when they truly need it. Constantly rising insurance premiums, higher copays and deductibles, narrower choices of doctors, and increasing provider shortages endanger access to timely medical care for millions of insured Americans. It doesn’t matter how good your insurance is if you can’t get an appointment when you need it. 47% of sick patients who cannot be seen by their primary care doctor when they call will go to the emergency room, costing 10-12 times more than an in-office primary care doctor visit. If the patient hasn’t met their deductible, they pay out-of-pocket. It’s no wonder so many Americans carry medical debt while getting sicker.

Insurance-based Practice:
Average wait time to secure a primary care doctor appointment: 23.5 days
Average duration of a primary care visit: 12-15 minutes
Average time in the doctor’s waiting room: 18-20 minutes

CHC’s Direct Primary Care:
Average wait time to secure a primary care doctor appointment: 6 days (same day/next day sick visits, no-cost phone/virtual visits)
Average duration of a primary care visit: 30-60 minutes
Average time in the doctor’s waiting room: 5 minutes
24/7 Clinical decision maker availability

Visit us at www.chcenters.org or stop in at one of our West Michigan locations (Grand Rapids, Holland, Newaygo) to learn more about affordable, convenient, patient-focused healthcare.

03/13/2026

03/02/2026

Why is healthcare so hard to navigate and so expensive? Why can't Congress fix it? One reason why the two political parties can’t reach some sort of compromise is that neither party has been willing to tackle the three biggest problems that afflict the screwed up healthcare market created by the "Affordable Care Act." On the patient side, the ACA has been trying to force people to buy insurance they would never buy with their own money. On the insurer side, the ACA has been bribing insurers with premium subsidies to enroll people they do not want to enroll. And on both sides of the market, we have created perverse incentives that cause costs to be higher and quality lower than would otherwise have been the case. The solution isn't rocket science. Let people and employers purchase health plans that they want - not the all inclusive one-size-fits-all expensive plans they don't want. Let employers opt for major medical/catastrophic plans they can pair with a low-cost direct primary care option like CHC. They will save money and patients will get better care.

02/27/2026

This presentation by Dr. John Goodman provides a good explanation of what is wrong with our healthcare system and how it can be improved. It is worth your time and consideration.

On January 19, 2026, Dr. John C. Goodman, widely recognized as the Father of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), delivered a powerful and in-depth talk titled “H...

02/12/2026

02/12/2026

This table demonstrates what is wrong with US healthcare. We have the foxes owning the henhouses. In healthcare it means big companies own insurance, control medications, doctors, hospitals, clinics, etc. They drive out competition, which allows them to control all aspects of healthcare. If being big is supposed to mean more efficiency and more savings for patients, why is healthcare getting more expensive every year? The average employer-provided health plan for their employees costs over $30,000 per year for a family of four. That's the cost of a new car. The companies in this table have a larger GDP than some developed countries. What makes this situation worse is that the same companies control what healthcare patients get through delays, denials, and prior authorization requirements. Time to end the medical cartels.

12/31/2025

Your healthcare does not end if you don't have insurance. As much as 90% of the healthcare needed is available in our three West Michigan offices without any copays, deductibles, or insurance network hassles. Family, pediatric, internal, and lifestyle medicine that is affordable, personalized, and convenient. www.chcenters.org