ONE Health Ohio

About ONE Health Ohio

What is ONE Health Ohio?

ONE Health Ohio is a Federally Qualified Health Center, or FQHC, and it has provided primary medical and dental care since 1986. Its core work is primary medical care, dental care and behavioral health. It has seven locations in Youngstown, Warren, Cortland, Newton Falls and Alliance, and its mission names the uninsured and underinsured as the people it serves in particular. Weight management is one of its services, through ONE Health FIT, a program for adults 18 and older with obesity, type 2 diabetes or both. Its menu also lists pharmacy, lab testing, women's health, senior care, podiatry, nutrition services, outpatient addiction treatment through RISE Recovery, a mobile clinic and telehealth. Dr. Maria Kowal is President and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Michael Chichak is Director of ONE Health FIT, and Ronald Dwinnells, M.D., MBA, MD is its CEO. On Google, it has a 2.8 rating from 89 reviews.

For the weight loss program, Dr. Chichak puts the approach this way. In its own words: "Our team will work hard to find the causes, and design a treatment plan using health habits and medication, when appropriate."

This listing is for its Youngstown office at 726 Wick Ave.

What does it cost?

It does not publish prices for weight loss or any other service, and it does not publish a consultation fee. It does not say whether insurance is accepted, and it does not say whether medication is included in any program fee. Its patient tools menu lists Payment Information and a Good Faith Estimate, so ask for both before you book. Because its mission centers on the uninsured and underinsured, ask directly what a visit and the weight loss program would cost someone paying without insurance.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask who signs the weight loss prescription, and whether a physician sees you at each visit. It names no weight loss medication, so ask which drugs the program uses and whether they are brand-name or compounded. Ask whether the program fee covers medication, lab work and follow-up visits, and what each costs if it does not. Ask whether it takes your insurance, and how cancelling or stopping works. If you are interested in hormone therapy, peptide therapy or longevity medicine, ask first, because it does not say it offers any of them. It does not list hours, so ask which location you would attend and when it is open.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want primary care, dental care and weight management under one practice, and you are willing to confirm the prescriber, the medication and the total cost before you commit. It is a weaker fit if you are looking for hormone, peptide or longevity medicine, since it does not say it offers those. Call 877-722-3303 (ONE Health) to start the conversation.

Sources: onehealthohio.org, onehealthohio.org/one-health-ohio-launches-new-fit-program, onehealthohio.org/services

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