FAQs
DPC is a healthcare model that allows patients to directly pay their primary care providers for services, bypassing traditional insurance. In this approach, patients typically pay a monthly fee that covers a range of services, such as sick visits, one annual well visit, and urgent care. This model emphasizes a strong patient-provider relationship, often resulting in more personalized care and greater accessibility.
The DPC model offers a concierge-style experience without insurance involvement. Think of a Netflix subscription, but for healthcare. Patients pay a flat monthly fee for more personalized care, longer visits, and direct access to their physician.
On the other hand, concierge medicine typically involves higher fees (on average $2,000-3,000/yr compared to our $1,200/yr AND utilizes insurance for billing, which means you are always paying a COPAY at EVERY visit, paying any CO-INSURANCE (the out-of pocket cost to patient from a medical services such as an in-office flu test), and let's not forget the DEDUCTIBLE that needs to be met before insurance decides to pay for anything.
While both models aim to enhance the patient experience, DPC often focuses on affordability and accessibility, whereas concierge medicine leans towards removing some of the barriers to healthcare, but UNFORTUNATELY does not address the elephant in the room - the middleman known as INSURANCE COMPANIES. Ultimately, the choice between the two depends on individual preferences for healthcare access and financial considerations.
Your membership at Shor Medical INCLUDES urgent care. We care for ALL AGES and offer add-on services BEYOND primary care including our Weight Loss Program (Semaglutide), Botox for facial wrinkles, and Vitamin injections for vitamin deficiencies.
And most importantly — you won’t see this at ANY other DPC: month-to-month memberships, cancel ANYTIME without any EARLY TERMINATION FEE.
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We see both insured and uninsured patients. However, we do recommend that all members have health insurance that covers them in case of an emergency (ex: hospitalization). All of our In-Office testing (i.e. COVID/flu, urinalysis, urine pregnancy) is included at no extra cost. Services provided by specialists, hospitals, as well as labs and prescription costs are NOT included. Therefore it is the responsibility of each patient to have insurance for these services, unless they plan to pay for them out-of-pocket.
In general, your insurance plan should reflect your individual health needs. For example, if you require frequent hospitalizations, high medication costs or multiple specialist visits it may be beneficial to have a low-deductible, high premium (monthly cost) health plan to avoid high out-of-pocket costs. However, if you plan to use your DPC physician for most of your health needs, a high deductible, low premium plan that covers you in case of emergencies would be the most cost effective solution.
Patients without health insurance may access affordable wrap-around coverage through AtlasMD. See pricing and plan details here: https://atlas.direct/clinics.
Please refer to the "About Us" page for a list of conditions we treat.
Yes, we see children of all ages - from birth until 18 years old. Children who are patients of Shor Medical under the ages of 18 must be accompanied by an adult during any visits in-person or virtual visits.
If you need to contact your doctor after hours, there are a few options available. For urgent matters, you can call your doctor directly to his personal cell through the phone number provided to you upon signing on. If your doctor is unavailable immediately, please allow within the next business day to have your call returned. Alternatively, you can send a message to your provider through the patient portal, if it is a non-urgent matter and can expect a reply within the next business day as well.
*If you are having an emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room
You can cancel your membership at any time by providing at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to Us via text message or email.
No, we unfortunately do not. Please call the office to schedule an appointment if you are interested in signing up.
No, however, if by provider discretion it is determined that we are unable to provide safe and quality care at an appropriate level for you, we will work with you to transition your care to another organization that can continue overseeing your medical care.
No, however as we expand we are planning on adding a lab tech to our team so patients can have convenient access for bloodwork in our office.