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Progressive Health Primary Care is just a few minutes from River Forest, IL. We're on S. Oak Park Ave. just south of I290. There is ample parking on both sides of S. Oak Park Ave.

In Most Primary Care Practices...

Your doctor spends 5 - 10 minutes with you, and some of that is with a nurse and maybe a Physician’s Assistant. Scheduling an appointment for sooner than a few weeks out is challenging. Talking to your doctor on the phone doesn’t ever seem to happen. The doctors and staff are still getting comfortable with telehealth. Insurance is confusing with hard-to-predict copays and deductibles. Your symptoms are treated, but what about the underlying cause? When your primary care doctor isn’t rushing through appointments, they’re dealing with insurance claims and other administrative work. Patient care isn’t nearly what it could be.

Direct Primary Care for Individuals and Families in River Forest, IL

We’re different. Direct Primary Care (DPC) is designed to put you back where you belong - in the center of care. Appointments average 30 - 45 minutes. We go deep into your history and ongoing care. We take time to figure out underlying causes. You can make same day and next day appointments. In certain cases we make house calls. We’ve been doing telehealth for years.

Direct Primary Care for Small Businesses in River Forest, IL

DPC for small businesses can save owners money on their healthcare costs. First, some research suggests that about half of employer healthcare costs are on “downstream” care like specialty visits, trips to the emergency room, some surgeries, and specialty diagnostics like a CT scan. Some of these visits can be prevented with better primary care like DPC. Second, with health insurance, the more healthcare your employees consume the more it costs. Our membership fees are flat and predictable. We don’t charge more for patients who see us more often.

Paying for Direct Primary Care

We don’t bill insurance. Instead, patients join our practice as members and pay a membership fee. That fee covers almost every cost. Extra costs are rare and modest. In our practice we dispense prescription medications at a discount to our members. Discounts are usually lower than the co-pay at many pharmacies. Our patients like the convenience of skipping the trip to the pharmacy and the lower costs. Small businesses like the additional cost savings.

Medical Cannabis Consultations For Individuals in River Forest, IL

Illinois offers the Medical Cannabis Patient Program. To qualify for the program and get a medical cannabis card, a patient needs to have a physician certified diagnosis of a debilitating condition or terminal illness. Dr. Ingrid Liu performs medical cannabis consultations needed to qualify for a card.

If you have a Medical Cannabis Card but Need Advice

Many patients with a medical cannabis card learn that their current physician isn’t expert in how to use medical cannabis for treatment. Dr. Liu has extensive training and see patients in these situations.

These services are included with membership to the practice. Medical cannabis services fees for non-members can be found here.

Genetic Testing for Mental Health in River Forest, IL

For individuals with depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, chronic pain, and numerous other conditions, finding the right medications usually is trial and error and takes a lot of time. Your genetic makeup is one reason why certain medications work better for you than others. At Progressive Health Primary Care we do pharmacogenetic testing for mental health, which helps your mental health practitioner choose better medications for you.