Costs & Financial Information The Executive
Physical goes above and beyond the routine physical.
Advanced sophisticated disease screening technology may
not be considered "cost-effective" by insurance
companies screening population groups. Executive-Physicals evaluation and treatment can be very complex. It requires sophisticated laboratory testing and often requires close, ongoing supervision by medical doctors. Many insurance companies, however, do not consider 'aging' to be a disease entity and they often will not reiimburse the patients for expenses incurred in Executive-Physicals evaluation and treatment. Patients interested in this type of therapy must therefore be willing to absorb the costs themselves, in order to achieve the possible benefits provided by these treatments. At the time of the initial evaluation in our Institute, all patients are given questionaires and asked to provide details of their medical history. They are then examined by a physician, who also evaluates the each patient's past medical history. Blood and urine samples are then collected, and thoroughly analyzed. Through the laboratory analysis, the general health of the patient is assessed, and general nutritional factors such as cholesterol, triglycerides, glucose, and calcium are measured. Sophisticated hormone analyses are performed to measure each patient's levels of Thyroid hormone, HGH (human growth hormone), DHEA, DHEA-S, Testosterone, PSA (in men) and Estrogen (in women). Additional evaluations are performed through referrals to specialists for examinations such as ECG stress tolerance tests, Prostate, Testicular, and Pelvic Sonograms, Mammograms, Colonoscopies, and others. Patients are then scheduled for a followup visit with the doctor who then reviews the results of the testing and makes recommendations regarding treatment options. Prescriptions are often provided at that time. Frequent followup visits are scheduled on a regular basis, so the doctors can monitor the condition of each patient and regularly measure relevant blood hormone levels and readjust treatments, as needed. The testing and evaluations at the Executive-Physicals Institute are quite extensive. The very thorough initial examination and testing can often cost one thousand dollars or more, and the followup evaluations, along with the medications, can cost several hundred dollars per month. The financial committment is substantial, but many times, the medical benefits are also substantial. The Executive-Physicals Institute does not participate with any insurance plans, so all patients must pay in full or all fees incurred, at the time of their appointments, in the form of credit card or cash. Patients are then provided with a detailed, itemized receipt and attending physician statement specifying the exact tests and evaluations performed, and their respective fees. |
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