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we accept following Insurance plans:

  • AARP
  • Aetna
  • Ambetter
  • Amerigroup
  • BlueCross BlueShield
  • Cigna
  • First Health
  • Health Smart
  • HMO Blue Texas
  • Humana
  • Medicare
  • Oscar
  • PHCS
  • Tricare / Humana Military
  • United Healthcare
  • Wellmed
  • Wellcare

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We encourage our patients to familiarize themselves with their health insurance benefits. If you have any questions, call us.

Important key words explained

  • Deductible: The amount you owe for covered health care services before your health insurance or plan begins to pay.
  • Copayment: An amount you pay as your share of the cost for a medical service or item, like a doctor’s visit.
  • Coinsurance: Your share of the cost for a covered health care service, usually calculated as a percentage (like 20%) of the allowed amount for the service.
  • Premium: The amount you pay for your health insurance or plan each month.
  • Network: The doctors, hospitals, and suppliers your health insurer has contracted with to deliver health care services to their members.

What are different types of commercial health Insurance plans

All private health insurance plans, whether they’re on-exchange or off-exchange, work by partnering with networks of healthcare providers. But the way that these plans work with the networks can vary significantly, and you want to make sure you understand the differences between these plans.

HMO: Health Maintenance Organization

HMO plans are the most restrictive type of plan when it comes to accessing your network of providers. If you have an HMO plan, you’ll be asked to choose a primary care physician (PCP) that is in-network. All of your care will be coordinated by your PCP, and you’ll need a referral from your PCP to see a specialist. HMOs do not cover any out-of-network healthcare costs.

HMO plans typically have cheaper premiums than other types of private health insurance plans.

PPO: Preferred Provider Organization

PPO plans are the least restrictive type of plan when it comes to accessing your network of providers and getting care from outside the plan’s network. Typically, you have the option between choosing between an in-network doctor, who can you see at a lower cost, or an out-of-network doctor at a higher cost. You do not need a referral to see a specialist, though you may still choose a primary care physician (some states, like California, may require that you have a primary care physician).

PPO plans typically have more expensive premiums than other types of private health insurance plans.

EPO: Exclusive Provider Organization

EPO plans are a mix between HMO plans and PPO plans. EPO plans give you the option of seeing a specialist without a referral. However, EPO plans do not cover out-of-network physicians.

EPO plans typically have more expensive premiums than HMOs, but less expensive premiums than PPOs.

POS: Point of Service

POS plans are another hybrid of HMO and PPO plans. You’ll have a primary care provider on an HMO-style network that can coordinate your care. You’ll also have access to a PPO-style network with out-of-network options (albeit at a higher cost). The HMO network will be more affordable, and you will need to get a referral to see HMO specialists.

POS plans typically have more expensive premiums than pure HMOs, but less expensive premiums than PPOs.