New downtown business wants to offer affordable healthcare
Everyone has heard at one time or another about the high cost of healthcare, and how even having insurance, whether it be through your employer, from the ACA, or some other source, can still leave financially crippling bills for patients. What some people may not know is that there is another option. Much of the high cost of healthcare comes as a result of “middlemen” in the process between patients and providers. Furthermore, some providers offer a “cash price” for services which is much less than what they bill to insurers, since they are avoiding the middlemen and the red tape involved in trying to get payment from them. This is where Highland Hope Family Medicine, which recently opened its doors at 309 E. Main St., across the street from the Shepherd’s Center downtown, comes into play. The practice, owned and operated by the husband-and-wife team of Drs. Grace and Christian Timmis, is a Direct Primary Care (DPC) provider, meaning they don’t deal with insurance companies whatsoever. Instead, a patient signs up for primary care from Highland Hope for $30 a month, with no additional charges if you need to visit the office multiple times. “We’re both farm kids, and
