Membership
Membership Fees
❖ Our membership fee is $155 per month.
❖ The monthly membership fee for dependents (under 21 years of age) of current members, is $100.
Cash-pay Fees for Non-members
❖ Office and virtual visits are available for non-members on a cash-pay basis. Please reach out to Dr. Olsen for rates and availability.
The Wellness Direct Care Model
To understand why Wellness Direct Care (WDC) has a membership fee, it is important to first understand what Direct Primary Care is.
The Direct Primary Care model was created in response to patients growing increasingly frustrated with what modern-day primary care has become….15-minute visits; not being able to get in to see your doctor quickly; being limited to addressing one medical issue per visit; lack of prompt availability for getting questions answered virtually via text, email, and video; and aggravation with the health insurance bureaucracy, to name a few concerns.
All of these frustrations were also felt by me and are why I started Wellness Direct Care.
Direct Primary Care at Wellness Direct Care includes:
Visits that take as long as they need to take to address the issue, or issues, you are experiencing.
Same day or next day in-office or virtual appointments.
The ability to communicate via text or email regarding your medical concern and receive a prompt reply. Video appointments are also available and can be scheduled the same day or next day. You no longer need to take time off work, or away from your family, to see your doctor.
Limiting my practice to 300 patients as compared to the average primary care doctor that has a patient panel of 2,000+ patients.
Avoiding the health insurance system altogether for the medical services I provide.
And, most importantly, a personal relationship with me, your doctor. My goal is for you to feel the same level of support and care you would from having a doctor in your immediate family, and the same availability as if I lived next door.
Direct Primary Care is based on a membership model where the patient pays a monthly fee to get access to me and the services I provide. Please see our Services page for more information.
Patients are strongly encouraged to maintain health insurance coverage to protect them in the event of needing hospitalization, emergency or specialist care, or other medical care not provided by WDC. Services provided by WDC will not be billed to your insurance company.
The most common question I get regarding Direct Primary Care is “why would I pay a monthly fee, separate from what I’m already paying to my health insurance company, for primary care?”
The simple answer: Wellness Direct Care provides significantly greater service and availability than is generally provided by the primary care industry.