When we decided to open our own therapy and performance clinic, there was no doubt that we wanted it to be something special. We wanted our patients and athletes to be a part of something rare, that breathed life into them and that got them back on the path to reaching whatever goals they had set.
I'll be the first to admit an out of network / cash based model seemed somewhat strange. However the more I researched it the more it made complete sense for our model. I have been in the healthcare industry for 12 years! Every job I ever had was dictated by the insurance rates of reimbursement and what they deemed necessary for care. It never once seemed to be patient focused which made it tough to get the outcomes we wanted. It encouraged volume over personalization of care for individuals. There have been times in clinic where I had 6-7 patients in the clinic at one time! There is no way I was able to give them the care that they deserved.
The out of network / cash based model provides us freedom. It allows us to focus on you, your pain or limitation and the true reason to WHY restoring pain free movement and strength matters to you! We get to focus on the person - the whole person - not just one body area. We can to take into account your goals - no matter how big or small and actually work toward them specifically without being told "you are good enough or WNL (within normal limits) "... What does that even mean anyways?
Chances are that your insurance deductible is fairly high these days - and most people aren't reaching their deductible by the end of the year. Thus you are already paying cash for your therapy services in the first place. However the difference is you are sharing time with your therapist with several other people - you are not getting one on one care - you are not even seeing your therapist the entire time - often passed around to "techs", assistants or who knows who else... And lastly insurance is confusing. Deductibles, copays, coinsurance, percentages after deductibles etc. Not to mention bills upon bills upon bills (just when you thought you had paid them all).
At The Movement Lab you will always have transparent and clear pricing for your care, you will always have a full 60 minute 1 on 1 session with your doctor of physical therapy, we will take a holistic and individualized approach and we will always base our treatments on YOUR goals! We understand that this model may not be for everyone. However we do believe strongly that this is the care that all individuals deserve.
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