Bebout Family Medicine
Available when you need us!332 North Court Street
Morganfield, KY 42437Monday - Friday
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Direct Primary Care (DPC)?
DPC is a medical office practice model that removes the hassle and middleman between the patient and doctor. It provides increased and more personalized patient care by providing for longer appointment times, increased access to your physician and reduced cost for some medicines and lab services.
Does DPC take the place of insurance?
No. DPC is not meant to take the place of traditional insurance. It is meant to provide for services that are better personally tailored to each patient than insurance can provide. Traditional insurance is necessary to cover advanced testing and procedures and hospitalizations. Most of your basic care needs can be covered with a simple monthly prescription fee. Insurance should cover all the outside testing, referrals to specialists and hospitalizations you may require. We are not participating in any insurance billing, including Medicare and Medicaid. If you have private insurance, you may be able to get reimbursed for your visits. If you have a Health Savings Account or Flexible Spending plan, your membership fee MAY be covered under these savings plans. Check with your plan administrator and/or accountant to determine your benefit eligibility.
What do I get with a membership?
A monthly fee gets you, the patient, increased appointment times, 24/7 access to your doctor, same day or next day appointments, a yearly physical, free in-house labs, free in-house procedures, reduced rates on common generic medications and reduced rates on send out labs.
Do you make house calls and is that included?
Yes, Dr. Bebout will make house calls but, that is a service that costs extra. Please see the pricing page for rates. House calls will only be available if truly medically necessary.
Why is this better than a traditional insurance-based plan?
Typical Family practice doctors usually run a patient load of around 2500 patients. Dr Bebout plans to limit his patient base to around 750. This will provide for more personalized and rapid service. There is none of the paperwork and expense required today by insurance reimbursement – no procedure or billing approval, deductibles or co-payments. With a lower business overhead and dramatically less paperwork, primary care providers are no longer forced to squeeze in an unmanageable number of patients and can instead take the time necessary with each patient to deliver high-quality, personalized care. Up to 40% of all medical billing goes straight to a 3rd party (insurance companies) forcing doctors to try to squeeze in an unmanageable number of patients. With the elimination of this payment to 3rd parties, doctors have more time to spend with patients, more available hours and can offer more services at reduced rates.
Will I always need an appointment?
The simple answer is … no. Obviously, if I must do a procedure, perform testing, or you have a complicated condition then I will need to see you in the office. A lot of times you may only have a simple question that can be taken care of by a phone call. DPC allows better and more direct communication between the patient and their doctor.
What happens after hours and on weekends?
Call, email, or text. Dr Bebout will answer, take care of the problem, and if needed will meet you at the office.
What happens if I need to see a specialist?
Dr Bebout and his staff will coordinate your referral to a specialist in your insurance network, and they will bill your insurance.
What happens if I need to be admitted to the hospital?
At this time, Dr Bebout does not have hospital privileges. That may change in the future. Currently, your hospital care would be handled by a Hospitalist service and Dr Bebout would take over your care when you are sent home.
Can ER and urgent care visits be prevented?
Many times, yes. A lot of ER visits are made due to lack of accessibility to the primary care office. I will be accessible to patients on an as needed basis. Sometimes the problem can be addressed by a phone call.
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