FAQs

  • WellNEST Medicine™ applies whole-person approaches to prevent, treat and even reverse disease. Lifestyle changes are important for everyone's health with proven health benefits:

    For additional information:

    Lifestyle Medicine

  • WellNEST Medicine™ participants value evidence-based guidance for health and wellness, and with less emphasis on supplements, new diagnoses, and bulk lab testing without evidence or medical indication. Participants may have high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and/or high cholesterol, which lead to chronic diseases. We focus on addressing the root cause using WellNEST approaches. Also, participants may be healthy with the goal to avoid future prescriptions. WellNEST Medicine™ participants choose quality of life by building a WellNEST.

    This program is best used in partnership with your entire medical team (primary care team & sub-specialists).

  • For participants, who physically live in the state of Arizona during appointments, our team can provide group and individualized (1:1) care.

    For those who live outside of Arizona, we can provide group educational presentations on a variety of topics! This improves informed discussions with your personal medical team to improve your health.

    Outside of Arizona, we do not provide 1:1 care by national guidelines. We recommend you contact your medical team for diagnoses, treatments, prescriptions, and other medical care. We will update as we expand our services.

  • To prioritize high value and quality care, we offer transparent, predictable prices and do not bill insurance. We honor participants with the kind of services they want through longer, comprehensive appointments and emphasis on lifestyle medicine to prevent, treat, and even reverse disease. This has been proven to save money on future medical expenses—both in the short term and over a lifetime of making these lifestyle changes.

    MEDICARE
    With a one-time waiver, you can declare that neither you nor WellNEST Medicine™ will directly bill Medicare for our services. Medicare may still cover laboratory testing ordered by our office.

    HSA/FSA
    While we accept this form of payment, different plans may have different requirements. Please confirm directly with your plan administrator.

    GRANT-FUNDING
    We are grateful to offer resources to disenfranchised communities through grant-funded programs and community outreach. For more information, organizations are encouraged to contact us through the Community Outreach page.

  • Everyone benefits from improved health! In addition to feeling better and decreasing personal medical care costs, programs like this decrease non-emergent use of the Emergency Department and Urgent Care. Your PCP and chronic disease specialists benefit from having more patients stay healthier.

    Finally, lifestyle changes rooted in communities have a sustainable and positive impact on quality of life over generations!

  • Group or shared medical appointments have been shown by research to improve health outcomes, self-efficacy, confidence. This type of appointment has become a standard of care with greater accessibility through a virtual approach.

  • Good health is about more than the absence of disease. Osteopathic Medicine emphasizes the treatment of patients as whole people, believing that the best healthcare the mind, body, and spirit.

    For additional information: Osteopathic Medicine

  • Telehealth adds flexibility and convenience while saving money and the time from transportation. This increases access to quality care while at work or home and can add valuable insight about lifestyle changes during individual and group appointments.

  • QI Consulting benefits healthcare systems, clinics, professional groups and teams with goals!

    Work with a LEAN Six Sigma Black Belt to augment the resources you have for whole system quality through change management. We help make things better!

  • “Coaching in Healthcare” is for people in healthcare, who want to build upon natural skills and abilities to navigate a specific personal or professional goal. Prioritize a WellNEST at home and work! Coaching is done remotely and available everywhere.

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    Note: This is distinct from health coaching during telehealth appointments.

  • Please call 911 for urgent or emergent medical evaluation, including, but not limited to new or worsening concerns, pain, shortness of breath, swelling, bleeding, turning yellow, pus, persistent fevers, etc….


    If having thoughts of suicide, please contact a suicide hotline OR call 911. The Suicide & Crisis Lifeline in the U.S. is available every day for 24 hours a day:
    1) Call OR Text 988 OR Visit: https://988lifeline.org/talk-to-someone-now/.
    2) For the Spanish-language phone line, call 1-888-628-9454 (toll-free).
    3) For Chat services— free and private: https://988lifeline.org/chat/
    4) For U.S. Veterans or Service members in crisis, call 988 and then press "1" for the Veterans Crisis Line. Or text 838255. Or chat online: https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/get-help-now/chat/

    Please contact your primary care team or chronic disease specialist for other concerns.