Experience Personalized Medicine

The fee covers excellent primary care through unlimited office visits, annual wellness exams, basic office procedures, in-office testing, treatment of acute illness and 24/7/365 access to your doctor via telemedicine, all with minimal wait times in the office.

Dr Highley has established a straight-forward payment solution for his patients to receive high-quality, highly personal, healthcare.

Membership fees range from $125-$150/month for adults, $50/month for kids. Discount for annual payment.

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Absolutely! It’s how we do custom healthcare. After normal office hours our members can call their physician’s cell phone number which is provided to practice members.

We unequivocally recommend that you carry insurance or health sharing coverage to comply with Federal Law. Dr Highley’s direct primary care membership-based practice does not replace insurance, and ideally we encourage our patients to carry a health sharing plan or a high deductible/major medical plan with a health savings account. This ensures financial help should hospitalization or referral to a specialist be necessary, but offers the potential for huge overall savings when combined with our discounted prices. You should consult with your insurance provider to help you find a plan that works best with our medical model and that will meet your specific needs.

 

Still need help? We may be able to direct you to an insurance agent who is well versed in the Direct Primary Care model and can assist you in finding a compatible insurance product.

Just like with traditional insurance companies, we work for you. Thus, your monthly membership fee cannot be submitted to Medicare for reimbursement. You will need to sign a waiver that declares that neither you nor Dr Highley will directly bill Medicare for your membership fee with his practice. You can still use Medicare for specialists, labs, medications and services outside of our practice.

Medicare and Medicare supplemental insurance will still cover medical costs that you incur outside of Preferred Family Medicine. For example, prescriptions that you fill at an outside pharmacy, labs run at an outside lab, hospital charges, physical therapy, x-rays and scans, just to name a few, should be covered at their usual rate. You do not lose your Medicare coverage for other medical needs just because you are a patient of Preferred Family Medicine.

Direct Primary Care fees may be reimbursable. This is one smart method of paying for your health care needs with pre-tax dollars.

Direct Primary Care may qualify as reimbursable through your Health Savings Account (HSA) and may also qualify under the Affordable Care Act.  Section 10104 of P.L. 111-148 (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) states: “The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall permit a qualified health plan to provide coverage through a qualified direct primary care medical home plan that meets criteria established by the Secretary, so long as the qualified health plan meets all requirements that are otherwise applicable and the services covered by the medical home plan are coordinated with the entity offering the qualified health plan.”

HSA and FSAs may not be used for annual memberships as the IRS prohibits “prepayment” of medical services. Ask your insurance or tax preparation specialist for more details.