Whole Family Medical Care

About Whole Family Medical Care

What is Whole Family Medical Care?

Whole Family Medical Care is a Direct Primary Care practice in Perrysburg, Ohio, run by Dr. Eleanor Host, a Board Certified Family Physician who also practices acupuncture. Mainly, it is a membership primary care practice. Weight loss is one of its services, alongside acupuncture, addiction treatment, obesity treatment, virtual visits, massage therapy and counseling.

For weight loss, Dr. Host can add prescribed medications. Medications its posts discuss include Orlistat, Phentermine, Saxenda, Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro. Virtual visits are open to patients anywhere in Ohio and Michigan. The practice is rated 5 on Google from 4 reviews.

In its own words: "We understand that the healthcare system is hard to navigate."

What does it cost?

Memberships start at $98 per month. The practice does not say whether that fee covers medication. It does say members pay no additional co-pays for visits and get discounts on lab work, blood tests and x-rays. It does not publish a consultation fee, a medication price, its insurance policy or its cancellation terms.

Its posts also give general figures: prescription pills at $20 to $100 a month, and weight loss injections at $800 to $2000 a month if insurance does not cover them. These are estimates for the drug types, not this practice's prices. A 2016 post listed a weight loss group at $300 for members and $600 for non-members, so ask whether that still applies.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask Dr. Host whether she signs every weight loss prescription herself. Ask whether the membership covers the medication or only visits, and what a month of medication would cost on top of it. Ask whether the medicine is brand-name or compounded. Ask what the injections require, since the practice says patients need to check their eligibility. Ask what follow-up visits and lab work cost, what the consultation fee is, whether the practice accepts insurance, and how cancellation works, including any commitment period.

Ask where the office is. The practice does not publish a street address or hours. Its footer lists a mailing address in Traverse City, Michigan, so confirm where in-person visits happen. Ask how to share medical details, because the contact form is not a HIPAA secure portal and asks people to leave no medical details there.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want one family physician for ongoing care, would rather pay a monthly membership than a co-pay for each visit, and will confirm the medication cost and cancellation terms in writing before you start. If you need a street address, posted hours or a published medication price first, call the office and ask before you book.

Sources: wholefamilymedical.com, wholefamilymedical.com/post/weight-loss-diets, wholefamilymedical.com/post/weight-loss-medicines

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