Why AndHealth?

AndHealth is a new healthcare approach for people with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, and/or Ankylosing Spondylitis. Your care will include:

  • A coordinated care team of 5 autoimmune-experienced providers, including board-certified rheumatologists, working with you and for you
  • No waitlist. No referrals needed. Appointments available in 1-2 weeks, either virtual or in-person
  • Anytime messaging with provider team. 60 minute initial visit, with 30 minute follow-up visits
  • Care plans that cover medication, root causes, food, sleep, movement, and stress 
  • Pharmacy and insurance support for fills and refills of biologics and other meds without interruption and at lowest cost to you

Whole person care for you

Compassionate, coordinated and continuous care for all the stages of your health and your life
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A rheumatology team dedicated to you

A 5-person care team will surround you with continuous care and give you a personalized treatment plan that covers both medications and tools for your everyday life. The full care plan aims to help you reduce inflammation, manage symptoms and improve your overall health.

Click the down arrow to read how each provider works to give you compassionate care.

Rheumatologist

  • Evaluation of pain, swelling, and other symptoms
  • Confirm your diagnosis(es)
  • Medication management
  • Supplement recommendations
  • Creates your care plan and monitors your care

Clinical Pharmacist

  • Helps ensure medications, including/especially your biologics, have the needed Prior Authorizations, Copay and Patient Assistance programs on file to give you the lowest cost, and no interruption in refills
  • Explains how medications work individually and together
  • Explains how supplements help your symptoms
  • Answers questions about how to take your meds, why your meds were prescribed, and any other q's about your medications and supplements
  • Medications can be delivered to your door, or picked up in person. In-person pick-up can include injection training as needed

Coordinating Provider (NP, MD)

  • Communicates care plan developed with all input from your rheumatologist, pharmacist, coach and patient navigator
  • Sleep strategies and tracking
  • Movement therapy
  • Nutrition and meal planning
  • Stress management
  • Coordination with your primary care and/or mental health providers

Health Coach

  • Your cheerleader, supporter and go-to for all elements of your care plan
  • Helps create a new habit or routine for when to take your meds
  • Develops goals for moving more or eating fewer foods that trigger pain and flares
  • Helps identify root causes for symptoms and flares, such as diet habits or sleep issues
  • Works with you however often is helpful
  • Communicates over text, phone or zoom and checks in on you frequently

Patient Navigator

  • Your go-to for appointment scheduling and changes
  • Helps with navigating your insurance plan, your insurance benefits, etc
  • Helps find programs that you qualify for to help with transportation, housing, food assistance etc.
  • Your anytime person to reach out to for questions and help from your AndHealth team
COSTS + COVERAGE

How to estimate the cost of your healthcare with AndHealth

Better days with lower symptoms and feelings of hope are possible when treating the whole person.

Medicaid Plan

No cost for any provider visit (rheumatologist, clinical pharmacist, coordinating provider, health coach, patient navigator).

Orders for tools and tracking to manage your condition also provided at no cost to you, e.g., lab work, imaging, nutrition programs and/or sleep tracking. 

Medicare Plan

Depending on your Medicare or Medicare Advantage plan, your copay will vary. Typically, a specialist copay is charged for rheumatology visits and a primary care copay for NP visits. Pharmacist, health coach and patient navigator provided with no copay, along with other tools to manage your autoimmune care.

Group or Individual Plan

Copays include a specialist copay for rheumatology visits and primary care copay for nurse practitioner visits, depending on your health plan type (e.g., HMO, PPO, HDP). Pharmacist, health coach and patient navigator provided with no copay, along with other tools to manage your autoimmune care.

Uninsured

One of our care navigators will work with you to find primary and rheumatology care on a sliding fee scale, even if you do not have an insurance plan right now. Additionally, they will help you find other assistance programs you may qualify for to help with housing, transportation, groceries and utilities.

Interested & want to learn more?

Schedule an enrollment call for a personalized conversation about your Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, and/or Spondyloarthritis.