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With rising health care costs and unemployment, prepaid visits to the doctor are one way for the uninsured to afford medical care.
A new Mesa company, the No Insurance Club, is leading the trend by enrolling doctors and nearly 700 uninsured individuals who are willing to pay an annual fee that allows them to see a doctor and obtain low-cost prescriptions when needed.
Two years ago, Sam Sannoufi, a Gilbert family medicine doctor, began experimenting with giving his patients an option to prepay a flat fee for office visits. About 400 patients thought it was such a good idea that it has become Sannoufi's new business model.
Since starting the No Insurance Club in January, he has signed up nearly 700 patients through referrals from participating doctors.
"Sam was charging patients in advance to come see him, and he made his own prepaid program. He had 400 patients who loved the program," said co-founder Chad Harris.
In 2007, the uninsured in the U.S. numbered 45 million, according to a study by the Employee Benefit Research Institute in Washington, D.C. That number is expected to grow as more and more people find themselves unemployed and battling the high cost of living.
"We provide to those who can't afford insurance," said Harris, whose company focuses on a network of family and internal medicine practices.
In its first month, the company outgrew its 1,600-square-foot office in Gilbert and moved to a 6,500-square-foot center at Power and Baseline roads in east Mesa.
It grew to a 30-member workforce from 10 people who cold-call doctors and try to get them interested in the program. Already, the company has enrolled eight doctors to become participants. One of them, a Gilbert practice, enrolled 500 of its patients who purchased health packages that allow for up to 12 office visits a year. The No Insurance Club offers health benefit packages focus on preventive care.
About 99 percent of individuals will do office visits, and one percent will go to the hospital, Harris said.
Individuals pay $480 a year for 12 visits, and families pay $680 for 16 visits. There are no premiums, co-pays or deductibles, Harris said. The package includes immunizations and blood work. In-office prescription cost less than $4, which is done through a contract with Pharmalink.
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