Beyond Wellness Healthcare

About Beyond Wellness Healthcare

What is Beyond Wellness Healthcare?

Beyond Wellness Healthcare is a primary care practice at 901 Farmington Avenue Suite 3 in West Hartford, Connecticut. You can reach it at (860) 986-7643. It lists nine services: Wellness Visit, Weight Loss/Nutritional Counseling, Mental Health Services, Sick Visit, Chronic Disease Management, Telehealth Services, DOT Services, Family Planning, and Travel Health Services. Weight loss is one of those services, not the whole practice. Its providers are described as having over 4 years of weight loss management behind them. It is accepting new patients, and posted hours are 08:00 am to 05:00 pm, with the office also open every other Saturday.

Three nurse practitioners are named as prescribers: Dr. Shaina Barr, APRN, DNP, NP-C; Dr. Ashley Mills, APRN, DNP, NP-C; and Dr. Maurice Turner, APRN, DNP, NP-C. Dr. Mills has been practicing for 6 years as a Nurse Practitioner. The clinic also offers on-site mental health care, including therapy sessions and medication management. For people who find office visits hard to fit in, here is its own wording: "Our providers can assist with virtual appointments for those who have time restrictions, transportation limitations, as well as mobility issues."

What does it cost?

The clinic does not publish prices, a consultation fee, or a monthly program fee. It does say it accepts Medicaid, Medicare, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Tricare, Cigna, UnitedHealth Care, Connecticare, Aetna, and Humana. It also lists Self-Pay with Sliding Scale, which is the option most relevant if your insurance does not cover the care you want. The clinic does not say how that sliding scale is set. Nothing it publishes says whether medication is included in any fee, or whether there is a membership term or a cancellation policy.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask who would sign your prescription and who would manage your weight loss plan from start to finish. Ask whether any weight loss medication is part of the plan, and if so, whether it is a brand-name drug or a compounded one. The clinic does not name any weight loss medication, so this question matters.

Ask what the first visit costs on the sliding scale, and what follow-up visits and lab work cost on top of that. Ask whether there is a program length or membership, and how you cancel. Ask whether telehealth visits are open to people who live outside Connecticut, since no service area is stated. Finally, ask which Saturdays the office is open, because the clinic gives no Saturday hours beyond "every other Saturday."

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want primary care with weight loss as one part of it, you are comfortable with nurse practitioner prescribers, and you can get the cash price in writing before your first visit. It may not fit if you need a named medication or a published price list before you pick up the phone.

Sources: beyondwellnesshealthcare.com, beyondwellnesshealthcare.com/our-services, beyondwellnesshealthcare.com/about-us

Services Offered

Hours

08:00 am – 05:00 pm

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