What insurance adds
Approvals, requirements, restrictions.
Insurance-based care often comes with requirements on how visits are structured — prior authorizations, coverage limitations, and documentation requirements that affect how care is delivered.
Some of those requirements exist for legitimate reasons. Others create friction that slows access to treatment.
What self-pay removes
A direct model.
Self-pay removes the insurance layer. Visits are based on clinical need, not what is covered.
There are no delays for approvals. No limitations on visit structure. Prescribing decisions are made between you and your physician.
For some patients, insurance-based care is the right choice. For others, a direct model makes treatment more accessible.
The cost
Transparent and fixed.
Care is $200 a month for most patients. That covers your visits. Medication is a separate cost at your pharmacy.
Pay-what-you-can is available for established patients facing an urgent gap in care.
In practice
What this means.
You schedule a visit, speak with a physician, and make a decision about treatment.
There's no separate process around that — no approvals, no additional steps before care begins.
For many patients, that's what makes starting simpler.
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