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Need to See a Doctor Fast? Here’s How Urgent Care Could Save Your Day

Plum Health

Urgent Care for Mental Health: Immediate Help When You Need It Mental health is just as important as physical health, and urgent care centers are increasingly recognizing this. Even without insurance, urgent care centers often have more transparent and reasonable pricing. Arrive early or check-in online if your urgent care offers it.

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Mental Health in Michigan: A Direct Primary Care Approach

Plum Health

Affordable Care: The fixed monthly fee for direct primary care can be a more affordable option than traditional insurance plans. Collaborative Approach: Direct primary care physicians work closely with patients, families, and other healthcare providers to develop a comprehensive care plan.

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Getting Answers: A Patient's Guide to Discussing Unexplained Symptoms with Your Doctor

Vida Family Medicine

Health insurance covers only very short visits that are limited to 1-2 problems per visit, leaving little time for patients to be able to share all of the relevant information about longstanding symptoms. There are many factors that make it a challenge to get answers for unexplained symptoms.

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How to Prepare for Your Preventive Care Visit

Mesa Family Physician

Most insurance plans cover preventive care visits at 100% with no copay or deductible, recognizing the substantial value these appointments provide in preventing more serious and costly health issues. The Affordable Care Act requires insurance companies to cover a wide range of preventive services without patient cost-sharing.

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Why Regular Check-ups Matter: Preventive Care at Mesa Family Physicians

Mesa Family Physician

The Hidden Benefits of Regular Check-ups You Might Be Missing Many residents of Mesa and the surrounding Arizona communities don’t realize that preventive care goes far beyond just “checking the box” for your annual physical. We work with most major insurance plans and offer transparent pricing options for self-pay patients.

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Michigan's Best Primary Care: Here’s Why It's a Game Changer for Your Health!

Plum Health

Conditions like depression, anxiety, and stress can significantly impact physical health, and it’s vital for men to feel comfortable discussing these issues with their doctor. Mental Health and Primary Care Integration Speaking of mental health, it’s become clear that mental health and physical health are deeply connected.

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What You Should Know About Radiation Oncology: Anish Butala, Emily Martin and Evie Kalmar

GeriPal

The physics and mathematics that went into radiation therapy planning. And as it speaks to this podcast, I found that radiation oncology also offered me the ability to treat patients with palliative intent treatment, both adults and children, and allows me to sort of treat every area of the body and focuses on anatomy.