Direct Care Explained

Traditional healthcare is designed around insurance, not you. That’s why you’ll often have short visits, long wait times to schedule an appointment, limited access to your doctor between visits, and no idea how much anything costs until you get a bill 90 days later.

At Adelphos Direct Care, we take you back to a time before insurance dominated the clinic space. For an affordable monthly rate, you get same/next day visits; direct access to your doctor; upfront, transparent pricing; and visits that take as long as they need to.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Yes. Your Adelphos membership covers primary care and sports medicine but you'll still want insurance for hospitalizations, specialist visits, and emergency care. Many members pair this with a high-deductible health plan for the best value.

  • Unlimited in-office and telehealth visits, direct access to your doctor by phone and messaging, preventive care, chronic disease management, sports medicine consultations, lifestyle medicine counseling, care coordination if you need a specialist, and more.

  • You may use your insurance to see any doctor in your network as you normally would. This would also apply to having surgeries, being admitted to the hospital, or visiting the ER.

  • We contract directly with national labs to bring you wholesale pricing. You may choose to use our pricing or your insurance. We will have similar arrangements with imaging and medications, which is coming soon.

  • Yep!

  • Absolutely yes. We are passionate about providing high-quality care to our queer community.

  • Other than primary care from a doctor who understands their particular health needs, we do PrEP, HIV care, STI screening, and gender-affirming hormone therapy.

  • Yes. All our care is confidential as required by HIPAA, and by working outside of insurance, even fewer people have access to your records.

  • Sports Medicine is a specialized medical field focused on preventing, diagnosing, treating, and rehabilitating injuries related to sports, physical activity, and just living life. Basically, if you have any ache or pain, sports med may be able to help you.

  • We perform joint and tendon injections, PRP, ultrasound examinations, trigger point injections, and more. You can find a complete list of procedures on our Services page.

  • No. Sports medicine and LGBT+ care are available on a per-visit basis. You're welcome to keep your primary care doctor.