As a Medicare beneficiary, you are used to a traditional healthcare system where visits are billed to your insurance, often involving copays and deductibles. However, a Direct Primary Care (DPC) membership offers a different, highly valuable approach that can complement your Medicare coverage.
Here’s why a DPC membership might be the right choice for you:
- More Time with Your Provider: DPC practices have a smaller patient panel, allowing us to spend more time with you—typically 30-60 minutes per visit. This means we can focus on comprehensive care, chronic disease management, and preventive wellness, rather than rushing through appointments.
- Affordable and Transparent Pricing: For a flat monthly fee, your DPC membership covers most primary and urgent care services. This includes unlimited office visits, telehealth, and common procedures, eliminating copays and surprise bills for these services.
- Direct Access: With DPC, you have direct access to your provider via phone, text, or email, often for same-day or next-day appointments. This can help you avoid long waits at a traditional clinic or an expensive urgent care visit.
- Enhanced Care Coordination: While your DPC membership doesn’t replace your Medicare plan, they work together. We can serve as your dedicated advocate, helping you navigate the healthcare system, coordinating with specialists, and ordering labs or imaging, which can still be billed through your Medicare plan.
In short, DPC membership provides a personalized, proactive, and accessible healthcare experience that can significantly improve your well-being while your Medicare plan continues to cover labs, x-rays, hospitalizations, specialist visits, and prescriptions.
Membership not right for you? You can still choose to utilize our Urgent Care only option and submit to your Medicare plan for reimbursement.
Ready to learn more? Call Lawrence Community Care at 269-241-2220 to schedule a free membership consultation with our provider. We look forward to helping you take control of your healthcare!