Why is a Direct Primary Care practice a better option than MDVIP or a traditional office for patients with insurance?
Many patients today have high deductible plans, where the insurance won’t cover the first several thousand dollars that they spend. However, with our DPC membership model, patients can maximize the amount of healthcare they get and minimize their costs by saving dollars that would normally be applied to deductibles for primary care. We know that patients are avoiding basic health care needs due to these high deductibles. Basic primary care should not be so expensive that folks avoid their preventative care and/or attention to acute illnesses.
Again, In the DPC model of care, we work with our patients directly through a periodic (monthly) membership so they get unrestricted office visits and remote care outside of the office. And none of these visits have copays, especially telemedicine encounters.
Procedures we perform in our office, at no extra charge and included in the periodic fee, are transparently listed in the Patient Agreement. They are also listed on the Services page of this website.
In addition, we operate an onsite dispensary, which allows us to order generic prescription medications (no controlled substances) for near-wholesale prices. We have negotiated incredible discounts on laboratory testing (drawn in-house or at an outpatient location) and radiology/imaging procedures, providing substantial savings for our patients.
Many insured patients choose to pay Many of our insured patients choose to pay out-of-pocket (or apply to HSA, FSA, HRA) for the deeply discounted prices for these ancillary services instead of applying the costs to insurance deductibles. That way they save their deductible for catastrophic costs like surgery, specialty care, ER visits, etc. Under our DPC model, patients receive affordable, personalized healthcare that promotes wellness.