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Why I Do Not Accept Medical Insurance

When medical practices bill health insurance companies, the doctors are required to become participating providers. The doctors are required to sign a contract that allows the insurance company to determine which services they will and will not provide and how much they can charge for those services. In general, insurance companies are not focused on wellness or preventive services. They are heavily invested in the conventional model of healthcare that often relies on drugs, invasive procedures, and surgeries. As a Science Based Wellness physician, I am committed to the prevention, wellness, and natural solutions to illness and disease.

A participating medical practice must agree to accept the fees the insurance company establishes, regardless of whether the fees are reasonable to that practice. In general, these fees cover the cost of minimal, low-quality care. 

Most doctors and clinics cope with the requirements of being participating providers by keeping office visits very brief so they can see as many patients as possible within a given time frame. Ironically, some of my patients complain about their extremely brief and unsatisfactory office visits at other medical practices. As a physician who practices alternative medicine, I am extremely passionate about what I do. My goal is to provide my patients with the highest quality natural healthcare available.

Unfortunately, I have found that I cannot be a participating provider in the insurance networks to be able to provide the time-intensive and well-researched care that I provide.

Note: I do not profit from the sale of laboratory testing. My patients pay me for my time, expertise, and the results I help them achieve.