Docs 4 Patient Care Foundation (D4PCF)
The Docs 4 Patient Care Foundation (D4PCF) supports a health care economy that is based on free-market principles, affordable and transparent pricing, and patient choice. 1 It claims to be the only health care policy think tank whose board is composed entirely of practicing physicians that have hands-on knowledge of the American health care system. 2
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Background
Practicing physicians founded the Docs 4 Patient Care Foundation. The group says its founders have a combined 140 years of experience in direct patient care. 3
The organization is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and has an office in Atlanta, Georgia. 1
The organization hosts conferences and produces a weekly radio show. 2
Policy Advocacy
The Docs 4 Patient Care Foundation has analyzed health care issues and policy. The group works with national healthcare policy advocates, members of Congress, state legislators, business experts, and the media. 3
The Docs 4 Patient Care Foundation made a “Doctors Wish List for Health Care Reform” that calls for changes the group says would help lower prices. 2
The Docs 4 Patient Care Foundation is a member of the Healthcare for You coalition, a free-market health care advocacy group. 4
Leadership
Lee Gross is the president of the Docs for Patient Care Foundation. Gross also co-founded and is senior vice president of Epiphany Health, a medical practice located in North Port and Arcadia, Florida. Gross is a founding member of the North Port Community Health Action Team, a group advocating for improvements to health and wellness. 2 Gross earned his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University and is board-certified in family medicine. He is on the board of trustees of Fawcett Memorial Hospital and is the president of the Florida Chapter of Docs4PatientCare. 5
Mike Koriwchak is the vice president of the Docs 4 Patient Care Foundation. A graduate of Duke University School of Medicine, he is board certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. He previously worked in Atlanta as a doctor for Ear, Nose and Throat of Georgia, practicing Laryngology, Thyroid/Parathyroid Surgery, Endoscopic Sinus Surgery and General Otolaryngology. 5
Hal Scherz is the founder and secretary of the Docs 4 Patient Care Foundation. 4 Scherz is a pediatric urologist at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and is an assistant professor at Emory University. He is also a managing partner of Georgia Pediatric Urology and is a former president of the American Association of Pediatric Urologists. 5
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Grant Activity
All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:
- Total Grant Value: $1,807,488
- Number of Grants: 12
- Number of Funders: 4
Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:
| Amount | Year | Funder | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| $200,000 | 2020 | The Marcus Foundation | TO SUPPORT THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION |
| $150,000 | 2020 | The Physicians Foundation Inc | TO SUPPORT A SMALL GROUP MENTORING PROGRAM CULMINATING IN THE DIRECT PRIMARY CARE CONFERENCE |