Do you take Insurance?

No. We’ve structured our model to be able to provide the highest quality of care while still saving our patients money whether they have insurance or not. Over 70% of our patients have health insurance and have still found that we provide better care at a lower cost. You see in the 1950’s the rise of for-profit insurance companies emerged and from that point on insurance companies have cared more about profit than patient health. Now the Government and Insurance companies dictate the care you get where our model allows us to provide you with the care you need. That is why we are proud to say we do not accept insurance that allows you to get the quality of care you need at a far more affordable cost. In most cases, we can actually save you money even with insurance. Please contact us to see if our model can work for you.

Do you work with Businesses or Corporations?

Yes! In fact, we have a special package for businesses that can save them more than 35-65% on their healthcare expenses. This package also provides better, more personalized care, increasing employee health and loyalty. Keep Your Employees & Attract New Ones Health benefits have been shown to be the #1 benefit employees look for when looking for a new job and the main tool for retaining high-quality employees. Save Your Business Money Small businesses spend an average of $3000 per year per employee on healthcare costs. With Desert Mobile Medical, our membership packages can save you over $2000 per employee! Affordable And Convenient No co-pays. No deductibles. A house call doctor will come to you which reduces worker’s compensation cases, fewer hospitalizations, and fewer urgent care visits. Typically 90% of issues can be solved with direct primary care yet most people are paying huge fees for their healthcare. With our system, you can cut most of those costs out, and get better care from the comfort of your own home. Our fiscal year just ended and our hospitalization rates for 2019 were 3.0%, our urgent care visits, and our worker’s comp cases were 0%. This means more productive, happy, loyal employees. If you could offer your employees a much better health care solution at a significant reduction of cost to your business, would you? Fill out this form to find out if we can save your business money

How much does it cost?

Typically, our model allows us to save our patients money on the overall medical cost. We like to look at your medical costs as a whole for the year (such as co-pays and deductibles), not just the premiums you pay for insurance. Please click here to see our pricing models.

What are the benefits of Home-Based Direct Primary Care?

Did you know 90% of health issues can be solved with Direct Primary Care? Desert Mobile Medical is Healthcare built around you meaning we are convenient (since we come to your home), we are flexible (we typically accommodate for same day or next day appointments), and affordable and privacy (we take out the middleman, health insurance, to give you quality healthcare with no hidden costs or impossibly complicated invoices). Overall one of the biggest benefits is saving on lost time. Not only the lost time of driving to and then waiting at the doctor’s office, but also because we give the time needed we can make sure you have the best care resulting in a more effective you. Plus by having your very own personal concierge physician, like in the movies, you become the talk of the town (they don’t need to know you are probably saving money at the same time!).

So what is the catch?

I guess the biggest catch is you will no longer have an excuse to not go to the doctor and be the healthiest you can be anymore. As stated above, we don’t take insurance, however, over 70% of our patients have health insurance and have still found that we provide better care at a lower cost. We are happy to run the numbers with you to see if this model of care will work for you and your budget. Other than that you no longer have to wait in waiting rooms with sick people, you will get a licensed Concierge MD(Physician) who will come right to you, you will have access to email or text your Physician, and many other benefits.

Osteoporosis Is Not A Laughing Matter | Desert Mobile Medical Doctors

Osteoporosis

May is Osteoporosis Awareness Month, and I recently had a speaking engagement at the Andara Assisted Living facility in Scottsdale regarding this very topic. As the heading of this topic goes, osteoporosis is no joking matter. Laughing and even sneezing can break brittle bones. I am here to give you the lowdown on osteoporosis prevention and diagnosis because a fracture can change your life in an instant. If you think this is a disease of the elderly, you would be right. But, prevention starts at an early age.

1 out of every 2 women over the age of 50 is at risk for osteoporosis or low bone density and will suffer a major osteoporotic fracture (arms, ribs, hips, and spine). Men, you are not excluded as 1 out of every 4 men carries the same risk. This is a silent disease and killer, as 25% die within 6 months of a hip fracture.
There are two million cases of preventable fractures in the US every year. Every 20 seconds someone in this country will have an osteoporotic fracture!
70% of the people with osteoporosis have not been screened so they aren’t even aware of the perils that lurk ahead in the future. A bone mineral density test, also called a DEXA (dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry) scan, can help diagnose you with having osteopenia (decreased bone density) or osteoporosis (brittle or porous bone). Be sure to also obtain a FORE Fracture Risk Calculator score by clicking this link.
Bone remodeling happens every 7-10 years. Osteoclasts (bone breakers) and osteoblasts (bone builders) are responsible for this remodeling that happens in all of us throughout our lifetime. When osteoclasts are breaking down bone quicker than osteoblasts are building bone is when we get osteopenia and osteoporosis. If you are having low testosterone or are going through perimenopause/menopause, talk to your doctor about hormone replacement therapy that is balanced and bio-identical.
We reach peak bone mass around 30 years of age and kids build much of their bones around the time of puberty. This is all done with the help of hormones like testosterone and estrogen/progesterone in males and females, respectively. As you age, these hormones decline and subsequently cause a decline in the osteoblast activity.
As I mentioned in the vitamin D and calcium article published earlier this year, these are very important in your bone health, and getting enough of this can be problematic for most Americans. Curbing any excessive alcohol consumption and quitting smoking are other beneficial ways to decrease your risk of bone loss.
Weight-bearing activity plays a large role in your ability to build strong bones. Exercise is not only for cardio health but for bone health as well. But remember that swimming, riding a bike, or any other exercise where gravity is taken out of the equation is not helping your bones stay strong. Yoga and Pilates are great ways to perform weight-bearing exercises.
Strengthening exercises like doing squats are a great way to increase fall prevention. Also getting rid of throw rugs, paying attention to where you walk, and keeping an eye on your pets are simple techniques to help prevent falls.
There are many ways for the treatment of osteopenia and osteoporosis, but that is for another long discussion.
If you are on any medications, please consult with your doctor regarding whether they can be causing bone loss. Some examples of medications known to cause bone loss are:

Heartburn medications like Nexium, Prilosec, Zantac, Pepcid, and others.
Anti-depressants like Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Lexapro and others.
Chemotherapy drugs.
Drugs used in Rheumatoid Arthritis and other auto-immune conditions like methotrexate and cyclosporine, as well as others.
High doses of thyroid replacement medications.
Lithium, which is used for bipolar disorder.
Anti-seizure medications like Dilantin (Phenytoin).
Anti-coagulants like Heparin.
And the worst of the bunch, steroids like Prednisone and others.

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At Desert Mobile Medical, we are always here for you to answer any questions that may arise from this or any other medical conditions. We are here to help you in your path to a brighter and more fruitful future, one that increases your quality of life, one step at a time. Call us at (480) 452-0086 or email us at info@desertmobilemedical.com.

Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) provided by Desert Mobile Medical is supplied through Affinity Physician Network and is hormone balanced and bio-identical with Tcore20. Prices start at $1200 for a full 5 month supply and come with a host of lifestyle supplements included.

Osteoporosis – Ain’t No Laughing Matter

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