Direct Primary Care: The Affordable and Complete Medical Care

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Direct Primary Care: Affordable and Complete Medical Care

Direct primary care provides patients with complete and convenient medical care in exchange for a monthly flat fee. In most cases, people don’t need an advanced medical specialist to treat pneumonia or put in stitches. Nor do they want a specialist since that means scheduling yet another appointment with a complete stranger. Direct primary care is flipping the script by providing complete medical care through one, trusted doctor.

One secret to direct primary care is that these practices limit the number of patients they serve. Under this model, patients spend more time with their doctors and build a personal relationship. direct primary care also focuses heavily on preventative care, helping their patients quickly treat symptoms and avoid illness altogether.

If you’re sick of waiting room time, rushed appointments, and playing “telephone” as you try to reach your doctor, direct primary care is the perfect fit.

Holistic specialists serves the St. Louis community by offering complete medical care for people of all ages and backgrounds. Our patients have immediate access to their personal doctor, and we have saved our patients thousands of dollars compared to traditional healthcare.

Let’s break down the direct primary care demographics, common questions, and pricing.


Who is Direct Primary Care For?

In short, direct primary care is for everyone! Whether you’re single or a family with multiple children, you can benefit from the convenience, affordability, and complete medical care.

Regardless of age and healthcare history, direct primary care from Link Primary is an ideal fit for many adults. Our physicians limit the number of patients in their healthcare practices, meaning that each patient is given lots of time and attention. Holistic specialists offers adults unlimited doctor visits, immediate physician access, complete medical care, and an on-site pharmacy. 

A parent’s top priority is the health and wellbeing of their children. With a direct primary care model, you have 24/7 access to your doctor. No more waiting in long lines with your children! Whether your child is still in diapers or attending college, pediatric care is our specialty. 

If you have a child off at college, he or she can also take advantage of direct primary care. Their healthcare practitioner is merely a call or text away and they won’t have to mess with low-quality college clinics. Your college student will receive immediate appointments, complete age-appropriate care, urgent care, mental health services, and many more complete care benefits.

Also, direct primary care is a popular option among employers. This model is cheaper and results in healthier, happier workers—and in turn, a more productive workspace! Your employees receive all the healthcare benefits of direct primary care—from wholesale labs to a concierge physician. Click here to read more about employee care.


Frequently Asked Questions about direct primary care

Most people wonder about the services that direct primary care provides. At Holistic specialists, we attend to 90% of our patients’ medical needs. 

We provide comprehensive physicals, sick visits, urgent care, chronic disease management, wholesale prescriptions, mental health services, and many other services. You can access one of our doctors via text, email, and video or by visiting us in person—including in the evenings and on weekends.

Curious about how much you’ll save on medications? Holistic specialists patients save an average of 80% compared to normal market pricing. 

Finances are another frequent question about direct primary care. Insurance membership isn’t required to sign up for Holistic specialists, but we recommend our patients still take advantage of insurance in the case of major injury or illness. Some patients use employer-sponsored health benefits accounts to pay for medical services, another possible option for taking advantage of complete medical care.

Our doctors only see 600 patients, compared to traditional doctors who see 2000-4000 people. That’s why we’re able to provide long appointments and same-day appointments, in addition to care on evenings and weekends. 

Click here for our complete list of Frequently Asked Questions.


Direct Primary Care Pricing

Pricing for direct primary care depends on the medical practice. However, this healthcare model operates much like a subscription: the patient pays a monthly or yearly fixed fee in exchange for unlimited access to provided services.

At Holistic specialists, there are no enrollment fees or hidden charges. Adults ages 18 or older pay $99 per month, and child membership is $49 per month. Our patients get free comprehensive annual physicals, which include a lipid panel, metabolic panel, complete blood count, electrocardiogram, and much more. 

We also offer up to 80% discount on medications and up to 90% discount on lab tests. With an annual membership, patients get their entire first month free. Also, any patient who refers another patient gets an additional month free.

For complete information about Link Primary, visit our pricing page.


Direct Primary Care in St. Louis

At Holistic specialists, we believe that direct primary care is healthcare the way it should be. We love connecting with every patient who steps through our doors. Our qualified team of physicians offers immediate appointments, complete medical care, no enrollment fees, wholesale materials, and mobile access.
If you’re interested in Holistic specialists, book a free 15-minute consultation and connect with us.

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Biography

Shantih Coro is an Italian-based dietitian specialized in sports nutrition and for the past 20 years in the gut-brain axis. For the past 7 years, he has been part of the Holistic Specialists’ team lead by Dr. Rutenberg through online services.

Shantih’s main objective is to help patients to optimize the gut-brain axis function through foods, supplements and smart lifestyle choices. He worked for many years with chronic inflammatory disease especially of the bowel, irritable bowel syndrome, gastritis, and SIBO but in the last few years, he worked my many autoimmune diseases but especially neurological mainly in children and teenagers with PANDAS, PANS, Autism, ADD, ADHD, and other learning behavioral disorders. He understood from the very beginning as a nutritionist that the gut the disease is ONE with many expressions and all it begins in the gut. If one can take the gut back to optimal function, it will take care to drastically improve any medical condition, health problem, and performance.

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Coco Fortner

L.Ac.

Biography

B. Coco Fortner received a BA in Biological Psychology and an MA of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine. After spending several years running an herbal pharmacy and compounding custom herbal formulas for thousands of clients, she traveled the world on Princess Cruise Lines & operated a high volume Chinese Hospital Style acupuncture clinic. Patients received daily acupuncture sessions and achieved profound therapeutic results for various conditions including arthritis, back pain, migraines, depression, sexual dysfunction, fertility, insomnia, neuralgia, traumatic brain injuries, etc.

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Dr. Edward Gheiler

M.D.

Biography

Dr. Gheiler performs many types of procedures as a urological surgeon at Palmetto General Hospital and is involved in clinical research projects.

  • Mount Sinai Medical Center oncology urologist, Miami Beach Florida
  • Chief of the urology service at Miami Veterans’ Administration Medical Center
  • University of Miami, Department of Urology, Assistant Professor
  • Wayne State Department of Urology, Assistant Professor
  • Completed his general surgery and urological surgery at Wayne State University of Detroit, Michigan

Dr. Edward Gheiler received his medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine NYC, NY.

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Dr. Carlos A. Torre

M.D.

Biography

Dr. Carlos A. Torre, MD, is a triple-board certified Otolaryngologist (ENT), Sleep Medicine, and Obesity Medicine specialist based in South Florida. As founder of the yENTi Group and former University of Miami faculty, he specializes in comprehensive sleep surgery and apnea treatments, focusing on root-cause care

 

 

 

 

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