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Alex Sommers

Alex Sommers

Dr. Alex Sommers is a board-certified emergency medicine and lifestyle medicine physician who founded Astia Health in 2014, an advanced direct primary care organization focused on reducing healthcare costs through employer-sponsored whole-person care models.

Jul 16, 2026

The Uprising Show

The Uprising Show

Direct Primary Care and Lifestyle Medicine: Alex Sommers’ Prescription for Employer Health Plans

Jul 16 · 16m

Vivek Nanda
Vivek NandaHOST
6:08
And, and what do they still don't get it?
Alex Sommers
Alex SommersGUEST
6:13
Yeah, I became very interested in the space, as you know, and you follow on LinkedIn as well.
Alex Sommers
Alex SommersGUEST
6:16
I appreciate that.
Alex Sommers
Alex SommersGUEST
6:18
There's this clinical delivery system.
Alex Sommers
Alex SommersGUEST
6:20
There is this financial delivery system that the employer is the fiduciary to.
Alex Sommers
Alex SommersGUEST
6:26
So they buy benefits on behalf of themselves and the employee to provide a health care service to the employee.
Alex Sommers
Alex SommersGUEST
6:33
their population and their dependents that elect coverage.
Vivek Nanda
Vivek NandaHOST
8:49
What would be one thing you would point out, like the biggest disconnect?

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