| - Provides affordable, personalized, direct access to your doctor for comprehensive primary and preventive care.
| - Helps cover the cost of major medical expenses and unexpected events
| - Provides personalized, direct access to your doctor for comprehensive primary and preventive care.
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| - Simple, affordable monthly fee ($99/month at Pure Access Health)
- No co-pays
- No deductibles
- No hidden fees or surprise bills
- Simple monthly membership fee
| - Monthly premium, often with deductibles, copays & coinsurance
| - Yearly retainer fee $2,500–$3,000+
- Insurance billed separately
- Often works in conjunction with your health insurance plan
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| - Same or next-day appointments
- Direct access to your doctor when you need it
- Unlimited visits included
- Direct text, phone, virtual & in-person access
| - Visits may require copays and are subject to plan rules
- Typically through scheduled appointments and office staff
| - Dedicated care with limited membership to ensure provider availability
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| - No insurance required
- Transparent pricing
- Low cost medications
- Reduced cost lab work
- Reduced cost imaging services
| - Cost varies depending on insurance coverage
- Covered according to your plan benefits, along with applicable copays, deductibles, and other bills
- Cost depends on formulary, pharmacy & insurance plan
- Claims submitted through your insurance plan
| - Works with your insurance for labs, imaging, and other services
- Often works with your insurance
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| - Comprehensive primary care with attention to your overall health and wellness
| - Administrative & regulatory burden, imposed paperwork, imposed endless prior authorizations and network limitations.
| - Comprehensive primary care with attention to your overall health and wellness
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| - Convenient, easy accessibility, consistent care with a limited patient panel.
| - Often regulated by barriers, limiting access, time, choice & personalized care in a rushed environment.
| - Convenient assessibility and consistent care with a limited patient panel, care with limited patient whole often still utilizing health insurance
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| - Emphasis on prevention and long-term health
| - Usually covered based on plan benefits
| - Emphasis on prevention and long-term health
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| - Best for those who want more affordable and convenient access with a more simple, streamlined experience.
| - Individuals who want coverage for hospital, emergency & specialty care needs.
| - Best for those who want a concierge experience while keeping their insurance
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| - Not covered
- Not covered
- Referral & coordination provided
| - Covered according to your plan benefits, along with applicable copays, deductibles, and other bills
- Covered according to your plan benefits, along with applicable copays, deductibles, and other bills
- Covered according to your plan benefits, along with applicable copays, deductibles, and other bills
| - Not covered
- Not covered
- Referral & coordination provided
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What Is Direct Primary Care?