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Cash Pay Doctor’s Appointments
We recently added cash pay doctor's appointments to our service offerings. Check out this Facebook Live video where we announce the new cash pay doctor's appointment offer and we discuss why transparent cash pay prices are an important addition to our primary care...
About Our Telehealth+ Membership
We’re excited about our new Telehealth+ membership and I wanted to share my thoughts on how it came about. I’ve always thought there is a relatively small set of people who are healthy and don’t need a physician that often, and who might not see the full value of our...
COVID-19 Testing: What You Should Know
If you are not a Mission Direct Primary Care member and are interested in COVID-19 antibody testing we are offering a one-time telehealth visit for $50 to discuss if testing is right for you.
Reopening Your Business During the COVID-19 Pandemic: PRESENTATION NOTES
Dr. Hallgren had the opportunity to discuss reopening your business during the COVID-19 pandemic with over 50 business owners through the Entrepreneurs Education Collaborative’s COVID-19 Recovery series. In this post I will summarize the specific recommendations for...
Home Health Equipment You Should Have For An Effective Virtual Visit
With four pieces of health data and your health history and symptoms, your doctor has the information needed to provide a very thorough virtual visit to access your illness and make a treatment plan.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information for our Members
In this blog post we will be sharing information and updates about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Omaha.
How Much Vitamin D Do You Need Every Day?
During the dark months of winter, a common is concern is how much vitamin D do you need?" and "Should I take Vitamin D supplements?" Yes, we need vitamin D for optimum calcium absorption and bone formation. How much, if any, we need to take in depends on how much...
Is Seeing the Same Doctor Important?
The short answer is YES seeing the same doctor is very important! First seeing your doctor is less frustrating than constantly having to reorient a new provider to your health history. Second, having a long-term relationship with your doctor actually improves health...
Urgent Care Told Them to Go to the ER and it Cost $2,659
Patients are frequently told by urgent care facilities to head to the ER if the case is out of their scope- or in this case if they just don't have the right tool for the job. In this post in our series discussing expensive medical bills, we take a look at a simple...
FAQs About Mission Direct Primary Care Membership
We have been busy with educational events over the last few months and have had many questions about Mission Direct Primary Care membership. Check out the video or the transcript for our answers. Click here to see our full FAQ. In this video we talk about: How much...
Comparing Health Insurance Coverage Options in 2020
The process of comparing health insurance coverage options is incredibly complicated and daunting. With over 530,000 Americans a year filing for bankruptcy due to medical bills it is totally understandable why this process is so stressful. Every day I talk to families...
Health Insurance Costs You Need to Know
Ok, so you have insurance- what are the key health insurance costs you need to know? We like to stress that coverage isn’t care, and although insurance is needed as a protection against financial risk, it really should be just that. Too often, it’s used as a...
Why are Emergency Room Visits So Expensive?
Only 29% of expensive emergency room visits are medically necessary or unpreventable. Emergency room visits are expensive for a variety of reasons. Continuing with our series on dissecting medical bills for learning tips, I found an article from Vox that has looked at...
Why does Healthcare Cost So Much? One Reason- Facility Charges
Unnecessary Facility Charges Drive Up Healthcare Costs In this regular blog series, Dr. John Hallgren will reflect on one of the many news stories that focus on the ridiculous cost of healthcare and share tips on how to be a better healthcare consumer. On September...
How do direct primary care and a health share ministry work together?
Mission Direct Primary Care membership works perfectly with a health share ministry. Health share plans, such as Liberty, Samaritan, Sedera, Medi Share, or Zion Health, among others are a non-insurance alternative to mitigate the risk of high healthcare bills by...