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Misconceptions of Employer Sponsored Direct Primary Care (DPC)

Plum Health

Misconception #1: DPC Adds Extra Costs to Existing Health Insurance The fact is, for employers operating self-funded programs, the DPC investment redirects claims costs. Thus, DPC forms a better long-term investment focused on preventive care, as opposed to only treating patients post-diagnosis. Sadly, up to 80% do not.

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How To Get Rid of SIBO For Good

AMMD

Once you have a diagnosis, you may be wondering how you got SIBO in the first place. While these tests are incredibly helpful, many aren’t covered by insurance. Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth not only causes uncomfortable symptoms but can also lead to chronic disease. Let’s take a look at some of the root causes.

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Preventive Care To Maintain Your Overall Health

Mesa Family Physician

Whether you’re scheduling your annual physical , exploring the differences between a wellness visit vs physical , or simply wondering what’s covered under your insurance, understanding preventive care can empower you to take charge of your health. What Is Preventive Care? Annual Physicals: Covered or Not?

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Buprenorphine Use in Serious Illness: A Podcast with Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Zachary Sager and Janet Ho

GeriPal

If somebody’s dealing with a chronic pain and multiple chronic diseases, they have an opioid use disorder and we get referred that patient to a palliative care clinic is that in our Bailey wick? They have poor pain, they have poor function, but you also can’t clearly make a diagnosis.

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How State and Local Agencies on Aging Help Older Adults: Susan DeMarois, Greg Olsen, and Lindsey Yourman

GeriPal

It was designed to really balance what Medicaid at the time was to provide nursing homes and Medicare is obviously health insurance. All of them offer the same array of services, really emphasizing social determinants of health and preventive services like falls prevention, chronic disease, self-management, caregiver training.

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Hospital-at-Home: Bruce Leff and Tacara Soones

GeriPal

JAGS Hospital-at-Home Interventions vs In-Hospital Stay for Patients With Chronic Disease Who Present to the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. We’re not paid, as part of a DRG, for any particular diagnosis. What is it about my insurance, that does not cover me staying in this hospital?”

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