All interactions with your doctor including an annual physical and same day or next day visits in person, phone or telemedicine. Flu swabs/covid tests/strep tests/pregnancy tests included, and lab draws. Labs will be billed to your insurance, as well as all imaging and specialty care. In addition you will still use your insurance for prescriptions and immunizations at an outside facility.

Yes, but not for your primary care needs. It is still important to have coverage for complex conditions, procedures, imaging, emergency visits and hospitalizations that would require higher levels of care that could be expensive and can be covered under insurance plans. Plans that work best with our model include catastrophic plans, high deductible plans, and PPO plans. HMO plans are very difficult since your primary care doctor “in network” will need to order all of your labs and referrals.

No. Your annual fee covers all services with the doctor.

No. But Medicare will still pay for additional services ordered by us.

Depending on your individual plan, your annual fee including a complete physical may be able to be applied to your HSA or FSA. Always check with your plan to ensure you have a clear understanding of what kind of expenses can be applied to your HSA or FSA.

That’s great! You’re healthy! Preventative care is just as important as emergent care, and your annual physical is the time to formulate a wellness plan to stay that way. There also may be questions that arise about your health throughout the year where access to a doctor is invaluable.

No, but we encourage you to schedule at least wellness visit a year.

Medicine is changing. Appointments are shorter, rushed, and harder to come by with their personal physicians. Patients are told they need to wait months to see their doctors even for acute issues. Waiting times have increased, with patients waiting 30 minutes or more for appointments on a routine basis. Communication in between visits is almost impossible, with physicians not able to find time to return calls and messages getting lost and questions going unanswered. Seeing a mid-level provider (PA or NP) or a different physician that doesn’t know one’s medical history seems to be the only option, which leads to disjointed care and dissatisfaction. At the same time, insurance plans’ monthly fees have skyrocketed, and the average deductible per person before benefits even kick in is $1500 or more. Most years you and your family will not need to use this much money for your health care needs. Especially with a competent preventative Internist collaborating with you on ways to optimize your health, that money could be better spent on a relationship that will keep you out of the hospital.

Email Dr Lieberman (tamaraliebermanmd@gmail.com) to recieve communication on the new practice.