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Affordable Healthcare To Keep Your Lungs Strong

Rockford Buzz

Posted On: May 16, 2024

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There are Doctors out there who believe taking care of your health shouldn't break the bank! 🏦👩‍⚕️ 


Dr. Nafsi has been a pulmonologist for over a decade and in that time she saw patients struggle with overly large bills and hidden fees. So about a year ago, she decided to open her own practice where she could control the price. The Rockford Pulmonary Clinic is a small, pulmonary office, where Dr. Nafsi uses her low-overhead and direct-to-patient billing to keep costs low. 


By billing directly with her patients, they know exactly how much each service will cost before they even leave the building. No hidden fees are waiting to pop up a month later! When doctors bill through insurance first, there is often a heavy markup that Dr. Nafsi can avoid by not going through that process first. Her office will submit to their patient's insurance for the patient's reimbursement upon request. You also don't NEED a referral or even insurance to be seen!


She has a membership plan for $725 a year. This plan gives you UNLIMITED visits to the office and it covers everything. The average cost to see a pulmonologist in Illinois is $104. If you or your family member needs to be seen at least once a month, this would run you at least $12,000 a year just to be seen,


Also, she provides lung cancer screening through a partnership with Forest City Diagnostic Imaging for only $125. This can cost $800 through most large corporation healthcare centers. 


Dr. Nafsi is the only pulmonologist in the US who uses direct-to-patient billing to keep her patients healthy without breaking their bank. She focuses on affordability and accessibility, providing specialized services and treatments for respiratory and sleep conditions. As a fee-for-service clinic, she can offer her patients a more affordable alternative to traditional healthcare options, without the burden of insurance policies or complicated referral processes. She believes every patient deserves access to the highest-quality medical care and is dedicated to providing just that. I hope more doctors follow in her footsteps!


You can learn more at www.rockfordpulmonaryclinic.com

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