Insurance

We accept Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO and Medicare.  We strongly encourage patients to use their Health Savings Accounts, Flexible Spending Accounts and out-of-network options which are part of many insurance plans (such as UnitedHealthcare).

The following letter explains the Center's position on insurance:

Nancy Eklund, M.D.
Cindy Mitch-Gomez, M.D.

October 31, 2006

Dear Patient:

             As of December 1, 2006, we will no longer be providers for UnitedHealthcare due to financial considerations.  This was not an easy decision for us since we feel that continuity of care is extremely important for a person’s health and we truly enjoy long term relationships with our patients.  However, we encourage you to remain our patient on a fee for service basis.  We remain providers for Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO  and Medicare. 

             We will put considerable effort into making the transition affordable for you.  It is important for you to know, that to the best of our knowledge, your blood tests, Pap smears and prescriptions will still be covered and that tests or procedures that we order will still be paid by your insurance.  The only difference for you will be the cost of your visit.  If you have a health savings or flexible spending account in place, you can use it.  Also, many insurance plans have out-of-network benefits, in which you might receive significant reimbursement for your office visit.

            While we understand that not everyone will be able to continue to see us, we hope to continue our relationship with you and that it will be better than ever.  Unlike many other physicians who have become “boutique doctors” at an annual charge of $1500 plus charging for office visits, we will charge only for the time we spend with you.

             Periodically, we will continue to keep in touch with you by e-mail if we have a program or information which might interest you.  If you wish to be removed from our e-mail list, just respond to that effect next time you receive a communication from us. 

If you have been purchasing supplements from our office, you can continue to do so, or you can purchase at discount directly from the companies. For Xymogen, call (800) 647-6100 and tell them you are a Dr. Eklund patient.  For Metagenics products, go through www.dreklund.meta-ehealth.com to the on-line store.  This website, besides having an on-line store, has excellent information on a variety of health and disease-related topics, as well as research on holistic medicine and herbal/nutritional therapies.  Once you establish a username/password for this site, you will receive a complimentary monthly on-line newsletter with an update on both traditional and holistic/natural treatments. 

Dr. Eklund plans to transition her practice to focus more on bioidentical hormone replacement therapy and holistic/functional/integrative medicine, her passions.  For more information on this philosophy and approach, visit www.miamiholistic.com.  Dr. Mitch plans on continuing her same practice of family medicine but to spend more time with her patients. 

 It has been our honor and pleasure to have been your physicians and we hope that we can maintain our long term relationship.

Very truly yours,

Nancy Eklund, M.D.                                                 Cindy Mitch-Gomez, M.D.