When it comes to your health, you can be proactive or reactive: you can either proactively invest in wellness, or reactively invest in illness. The choice is yours.

WHY THE CONVENTIONAL INSURANCE MODEL DOESN’T WORK for patients or providers

The current “Pill for every ill” system is often ineffective at achieving the consumer’s best level of health, and seems better suited for maintaining “customers for life”. Too often the patient is rendered powerless as insurance companies dictate care, hold healing hostage, and raise healthcare costs through increasingly high copays, deductibles and premiums to push the financial burdens of the industry onto patients. It can be even tougher if you are uninsured and cannot afford the exorbitant self-pay costs of the conventional medical model. Out-of-pocket costs are not usually transparent until after the services are rendered and after you receive a bill. In this insurance-driven model, quantity trumps quality, with short face-to-face times (8 minutes on average!) that compromise care with a “Bandaid treatment” approach using expensive and often risky long-term medications.

The healthcare industry reaps record profits by controlling standard of care, limiting access to care, and reducing reimbursements. Large state and national medical corporations are taking over private practices, thus reducing your options for quality care, as well as the provider’s autonomy to provide that care. Overhead costs continue to rise and reimbursement rates continue to drop, driving small, self-employed medical providers out of business.

THERE IS A SOLUTION

A solution exists for independent providers and patients that offers access to affordable, effective, patient-centered care. This solution is called Direct Patient Care (DPC) pricing.

DPC pricing facilitates a clear financial arrangement between you and your provider, cutting out the middleman (the insurance industry which doesn’t value our model of care). It benefits you because it gives you the freedom to pay the provider of your choice directly at an up-front, transparent rate, providing you with a predictable out-of-pocket investment for unrestricted care.

DPC PRICING MAKES YOUR DOLLAR GO FURTHER

You will appreciate the flexibility DPC pricing provides, as it puts you in charge of your care; this opens up therapies and treatment options that would otherwise not be covered by insurance. Additionally, you are welcome to use an HSA/FSA account for payment, and may submit an itemized “superbill” to your insurance for possible reimbursement. This streamlined billing process reduces administrative costs, leading to greater cost savings for both patients and providers.

TAKE YOUR POWER BACK FROM THE INSURANCE MODEL

For these reasons, we are proud to pioneer the much needed paradigm shift in our healthcare system by adopting DPC as our pricing model. For a fair cash price, we provide comprehensive care for those seeking innovative solutions for any range of health and wellness goals. This pricing model reduces our overall costs, in turn allowing us to offer a higher level of personal care with longer face-to-face time and more accessibility to your provider. For patients with high-deductible insurance or no coverage, DPC pricing can help you save money in the long run and guarantee the continuity of care you deserve.

Stop overpaying for illness, start investing in health. DPC pricing gives your power back!

LEARN MORe

Book a complimentary Discovery Call to discuss what you are seeking to achieve on your wellness journey. Learn how Cheryl’s approach may suit your needs.

Details about services, fees, scheduling, and office policies are located on our Scheduling and Pricing page. Cost-saving packages are available.

Integrative Medicine Consults take place virtually. Requests for in-person consults at the Berlin, CT office are considered on a case-by-case basis, for an additional fee. In-person sessions are not guaranteed. Acupuncture and cupping services take place in our Berlin office and can be scheduled by calling the office.