PALM Health

About PALM Health

What is PALM Health?

PALM Health is a concierge and functional medicine practice that also calls itself a longevity club. It is at 9160 Clayton Road in Ladue, Missouri 63124, and the phone number is 314-801-8898. Clinic hours are Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm, and the clinic is closed on weekends. The two prescribers the clinic names are Katie Chambers, a physician assistant, and Jenn McFarland, IFMCP, NP.

For the four areas this directory covers, the clinic offers a Medical Weight Loss Program, which uses weight loss medications the clinic describes as peptide medicines acting on GLP-1 receptors. Hormone therapy appears under Hormone and Regenerative Therapies. Longevity medicine is offered as Personalized Advanced Longevity Medicine, with a 360º Longevity Assessment and Longevity Testing. The rest of the menu is spa and wellness: massage, facials, IV vitamin therapy, neurofeedback, fitness training and a café. Google lists the clinic at 4.7 from 186 reviews, in the Medical Center category.

In its own words: "Our Medical Weight Loss Program is designed to use medication in the short term to get you to your goal weight, and lifestyle change in the long term to help you keep the weight off." That tells you the program has two phases, a medication phase and a lifestyle phase, and you should ask what each one costs.

What does it cost?

PALM Health does not publish prices. It does not say whether medication is included in any price, and it states no consultation fee. It accepts insurance for a standard set of labs, which can be submitted to your insurance and are then subject to your copay and deductible. It does not say whether insurance covers clinic visits. Its memberships are the Executive, Restore, Optima, Vitality and Club memberships, and none has a stated price. The Medical Weight Loss Program asks participants to commit 6 to 12 months. Before you book, ask for the full cost of that commitment in writing, including medication and labs.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask who writes the prescription and whether a physician is involved in your care, since the two prescribers named are a physician assistant and a nurse practitioner. Ask which medication you would start on, because the clinic does not name its medications, and whether it is a brand name drug or a compounded one. Ask whether the medication is included in the program fee or billed separately, and what the monthly total would be.

Ask what lab work and follow-up visits cost, and which of those go through insurance. The clinic advertises convenient 24/7 physician access, so ask whether that is included in your fee, how you reach a physician, and whether follow-up can be done by video. Finally, ask how cancellation works and what happens to the 6 to 12 month commitment if you stop early.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you meet the program's BMI standard, which the clinic gives as 30 or more, or 25 with high blood pressure, high cholesterol or diabetes. It also suits you if you can commit 6 to 12 months and want a medical team alongside you for the lifestyle side as well as the medication. If you need a published price before you speak to anyone, call first and get those answers before you book.

Sources: palmhealth.com, palmhealth.com/medical-weight-loss-program

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