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St. Louis physician opens direct primary care office in Town and Country
For Dr. Hilary Bensinger, spending just 15 minutes with a patient wasn’t enough. To practice internal medicine the way she wanted to – by listening closely and reviewing all aspects of a patient’s health during an office visit – she realized something had to change. Now she’s one of an increasing number of physicians locally and nationally practicing direct primary care, also known as concierge medicine. Instead, patients pay a membership fee for greater access to their physicians.
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Florissant clinic combines health care, aesthetics
A Black-owned clinic in Florissant is combining primary care with cosmetic treatments and offering a membership option for uninsured patients, seeking to make routine health care more accessible in North St. Louis County. MEDA Spa opened Sept. 5. Angela Talton, owner of MEDA and a board-certified family nurse practitioner, said...
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InvestigateTV+: Bringing the hospital to neighborhoods
(InvestigateTV) — InvestigateTV+ explores a pilot program bringing the hospital to people’s homes, delivering more than preventative care while working to expand nationwide. Plus, we take an in-depth look at a federal initiative to recruit and retain foster homes and whether states can meet the goal of a...
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Thousands of Missourians lose federal health insurance
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BJC HealthCare, Saint Luke's to Drop Aetna Medicare Advantage in 2027
Thousands of Medicare Advantage patients across Kansas City and St. Louis are being warned that their longtime hospital system will no longer accept their Aetna coverage starting January 1, 2027. BJC HealthCare, which operates in combination with Saint Luke's in Kansas City, has told Aetna it is pulling back access for Medicare Advantage members, a move that also reaches into Washington University School of Medicine's physician network and Saint Luke's facilities in St. Louis.
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Missouri’s Largest Hospital System Just Went Out of Network for 85,000 St. Louis Seniors on Aetna and Anthem Medicare Advantage
St. Louis Seniors Did Not Lose Their Insurance — They Lost Their Hospital. When Medicare open enrollment opened on October 15, most St. Louis seniors on Aetna or Anthem Medicare Advantage assumed they had until December 7 to compare plans and decide. They were right about the deadline. They may not have known what they were deciding about.